Letters to the editor should be concise, typed, and
submitted by 5 p.m. Tuesday prior to publication by e-mail, hand delivery, or
mail. All letters must have names and contact information. Students, please
include your year and major(s).
1. Write a letter to the
publication’s editor, describing the grievance, and a suggested action for
the editor to take. If the complainant wishes that the letter to the editor
not be printed in the publication, such a wish must be explicitly stated in
the letter.
2. If the complainant is
not satisfied with the editor’s response, he/she may write the adviser of
Campus Publications within five academic days of the editor’s response. The
adviser will arrange a joint meeting of the involved staff persons and the
complainant in order to resolve the situation or, if the complainant wishes,
the adviser will meet with the complainant only. The results of such meetings
will be documented for the Board of Campus Publications, the complainant, and
the editors involved.
3. If the complainant is
still not satisfied and wishes to take his/her case to the Board of Campus
Publications, he/she may do so by writing the chair (or, if one has yet to be
elected, the convener) of the Board of Campus Publications within five
academic days of the meeting with the adviser. If the complainant wants a
response from the committee, that wish must be explicitly stated in the
letter.
4. The chair will arrange
for the complainant’s grievance to appear on the next agenda of the Board of
Campus Publications meeting. The complainant may be present at the meeting
(notified by the adviser). The Board will respond to the complainant within
five days of this meeting.