Student Media
Student Media encompasses all student media and communications on campus, including the TWUSA student newspaper, Mars' Hill, student yearbook, Pillar. Student Media gives interested students an opportunity to extend their learning through hands-on experience with professional input provided by advisors.
Pillar Yearbook
The Pillar has been TWU's award-winning yearbook since 1963 when it featured TWU's first 17 students. The Pillar was named after Cal Hanson’s convocation address of September 1962.
Are you interested in getting involved in this year's yearbook? Check out their website for more information, see photos from recent events, learn how you can join and more. TWU Archives include some photos of early Pillar editors etc. simply search "pillar yearbook" to see the full collection. Also, you can view the digital copies of the full book.
Mars' Hill
Mars' Hill has been operating as TWU's official student publication for over a decade. It has received numerous awards from the Associated Collegiate Press, College Media Advisers and other writing and design organizations.
As the official student TWU publication, the mission of Mars' Hill is to inform and entertain its readers on campus, cultivate awareness of issues on campus and provide a forum for purposeful and constructive discussion. Mars’ Hill is planning to run completely online this year. They will be posting their bi-weekly paper on their website and are going to be continuing their sports podcast and potentially be launching more podcasts throughout the semester.
Student Media Committee
The Student Media Committee acts as an oversight committee for the various Student Media productions. It is composed of Student Media editors and representatives of TWU Student Council, Student Life and Media + Communication faculty. The committee conducts interviews for Editor in Chief positions for Student Media publications. Also, it assists in the development of and adherence to the TWU student council Student Media Operational Guidelines.
Student Media Associations
ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS
TWU Student Media is affiliated with Associated Collegiate Press (ACP), a U.S. based association of university and college student newspapers. This organization holds regular national and regional conferences for student media and hosts student newspaper and yearbook competitions. It is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association.
CANADIAN UNIVERSITY PRESS
TWU's newspaper, Mars' Hill, is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), a national student-run association since 1938 that provides annual learning conferences on a national, regional and local basis. Students also participate in a listserv to assist one another in the operation of their newspapers. Another unique aspect of CUP is its national student wire service in which member newspapers share stories across the country.