About The Campus Lantern
Established in 1945, The Campus Lantern is the student run newspaper for Eastern Connecticut State University. We've been releasing issues for years, both in print and online. Unlike other campuses, ECSU's newspaper is entirely student run. All the articles are written by our lovely staff or any contributing students.
The Campus Lantern has four sections: News, Opinion, Arts & Entertainment, and Sports. We also have an Expressions section for creative writing, poetry, art, photography, and anything else that doesn't quite fit in our other sections.
Our staff meetings are every Monday at 2:45, and we have biweekly general meetings at the same time for anyone looking to get involved. Anyone can join us, with no writing experience required - we want to get students involved in journalism, and the first step is to tackle the events happening in today's world. This is covered in both our General Body meetings and writing workshops.
If you want to find us, go to the Student Government Association Suite, on the bottom floor of the Student Center. In our office, we discuss articles, have food, and talk about ideas for the club such as apparel or events.
If you would like to have your piece published in the paper or online here (on Friday's), please submit the form below. Make sure to attach your file as a Word Document or PDF! Submissions (excluding Expressions, which can be up to 1,000) should be between 350 and 750 words, with no specific formatting requirements. The editors will take care of the rest!
Email us at lantern@my.easternct.edu with any questions or stop by our office!
Disclaimer: The Campus Lantern does not own any of the images on the site and the credits go to the image's owner.
Our Staff
Editorial Board 26-27
Editor-in-Chief
Mikayla Leskey
Mikayla is a senior English major with a concentration in creative writing! In the future she aspires to be an author or a publisher. In her free time, she enjoys reading, rock climbing, and hanging out with her friends. A fun fact about her is that her favourite video game is Minecraft!
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Bethany Fisher
Bethany is a junior psychology major with a concentration in mental health counseling and a minor in writing! She’s also a part of the community concert and jazz ensemble here at Eastern. A fun fact about her is that her favourite shape of pasta is Cavatappi.
News Editor
Will Trzaski
Will is a junior English major at ECSU! He loves to play video games, write, and tinker with different technologies, computers, etc. In the future he’d love to be a narrative designer for video games, but would also love to work as a journalist for ESPN. A fun fact about Will is that he has 3 cats!
Opinion Editor
Renae Townsend
Renae is a freshman here at Eastern with a triple major of English, Communications and Theatre, and Biology. Her favourite thing to do outside of the Campus Lantern and school is reading, writing, and going on walks! In the future, Renae would love to work with animals or for the WWE. A fun fact about Renae is that she’s on the Woman’s Rugby team!
Sports Editor
Emily Rosenbluth
Emily is a junior criminology major here at Eastern. When not in class or working she loves to paint and play various sports! In the future, Emily would love to be a lawyer! A fun fact about Emily is that she has been cheerleading for four years!
Social Media Manager
MaKaylah Dugas
MaK is a Senior English Major and pursuing a Secondary Education Masters at Eastern. She loves films, music and video games. A fun fact is she plays guitar, violin, drums, and bass.