The Irvine Progressive

"The Irvine Progressive" is a left leaning student newspaper at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in Irvine, California. It was launched in April of 2003 by a group of undergraduate activists at UCI. [Dooley, Jackie M. et al. "Anteater Chronicles: the UC Irvine Story." UCI Libraries. 27 Apr.2007. UC Irvine Libraries. [http://www.lib.uci.edu/ucihistory/index.php?page=students&function=newspapers_sp] ] Today it is run by a dedicated staff of student volunteers wishing to promote progressive values and interest in political discourse at the University of California, Irvine campus.

The paper is a Campus Progress publication, receiving funding from the group Campus Progress. Campus Progress is a project of the Center for American Progress. ["List of Campus Progress Publications." CampusProgress. Sept.-Oct. 2006. Campus Progress and the Center for American Progress. [http://www.campusprogress.org/tools/90/campus-progress-publications] ]

The paper covers subjects as varied as foreign policy, national security, economics, and campus issues.

Published monthly, it has a circulation of about 3,000. The Progressive is distributed throughout the campus of the University of California, Irvine at various media kiosks. ["About the Irvine Progressive." The Irvine Progressive. May-June 2006 [http://www.theirvineprogressive.com/about.htm] ]

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External links

* [http://www.theirvineprogressive.com The Irvine Progressive website]
* [http://www.writing.uci.edu/cultpub.html 2003 interview with former editor-in-chief]
* [http://www.lib.uci.edu/ucihistory/index.php?page=students&function=newspapers_sp A history of alternative media at UC Irvine]