The Torch is going strong with new members, faculty and alumni support, and a partnership with the WIN foundation.
Monday, March 24th, the current staff, a couple interested students, a few supportive faculty and alumni, and a few out of town guests gathered together in the Torch office, located in Shouvlin 001, for a party to celebrate the relaunch.
Editor in Chief, Evelyn Huspen, led the group in a discussion over topics that have come up in previous bi-weekly meetings. These topics included possible different publishing schedules, story topics, should the paper be distributed in print, struggles being faced with such a small staff of full-time students, and future projects.
Steve Rizzi, president on the WIN foundation, a Wittenberg alumni founded and owned non-profit, has continued to work closely with the Torch. The WIN foundation donated a camera and helped to fund the party. They are also working to start a program for high school students to intern and write stories for the Torch as a way to get experience.
Going forward, there is hope that continued interest and support from Wittenberg and its community will keep the Torch active. One effort to prolong the Torch's success is the offered Fall semester course ENGL 241 Beginning Journalism being taught by adjunct professor and Torch advisor D'Arcy Fallon.
If you have any interest in joining or questions, please join our GroupMe: https://groupme.com/join_group... or email Evelyn Huspen at huspene@wittenberg.edu. Our meetings are every week, Monday and Thursday at 7:30 pm in Shouvlin 001.
