Charlatan Publications Inc. will be hiring section editors for the 2016-17 publishing year. The positions available are news editors (2), national editor (1), features editor (1), opinion/editorial editor (1), multimedia editor (1), arts editor (1), sports editor (1), web editor (1), photo editor (1), graphics editor (1). Charlatan staff will also be electing staff representatives (2) to the board of directors at this time.
A full description of each section editor’s duties and responsibilities, and those of the staff representatives, can be found in Charlatan Publications Inc.’s contracts, available in the Charlatan office.
If you are interested in applying for any position you must submit a resume with a cover letter announcing your intention to run to Shamit Tushakiran, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). Applicants are also encouraged to submit position papers.
Examples of past position papers for all positions are posted in the Charlatan office (531 Unicentre). The letter must include your full name, mailing address, telephone number(s), e-mail address(es) and valid Carleton student ID number. You must also include a signed contract for employment at the Charlatan dated May 1, 2016. Blank contracts will be available in the Charlatan office or from the CEO during the nomination period for these positions: March 7 – March 11.
Completed applications must be submitted by March 11, 2016 at 12 p.m. local time. No late applications will be accepted. Applications can be dropped off at the Charlatan office during regular business hours.
Qualified candidates will give a speech to the electors during the week of March 14-19 in the Charlatan office, and will answer questions. Voting will occur March 21-25 in the Ombuds Services office (511 Unicentre), subject to their office hours. Results will be announced March 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the Charlatan office.
Qualified voters for each position must have at least four credits (contributions to the newspaper), including one in the current term by the time of speeches, or be a member of the 2015-16 editorial staff. A credit is given for every story written, picture taken, graphic drawn, or page copy edited. For the positions of news editors, national editor, features editor, arts editor, sports editor and photo editor, volunteers must have a credit in those particular sections in order to be able to vote for them.
Please note, all of the eligible voters listed in the Charlatan office and online are able to vote for editor-in-chief, opinion/editorial, multimedia, web, graphics, and staff representatives to the board of directors, as well as sections listed next to their names.
If you have any questions or concerns, please consult the electoral code or email editor@charlatan.ca. Below are the voter lists. If you are eligible to vote for a section, you are also eligible to run for it.
Al-Hassoun, Haneen (Op-Ed, Arts)
Anderson, Julia (News, National, Features)
Babiakova, Martina (News, Op-Ed, Arts, Sports, Photo)
Barrett, Taylor (All)
Barrios, Patrick (National, Features, Arts)
Bayes-Fleming, Nicole (News, National, Op-Ed)
Bean, Sam (National, Arts)
Beaupre, Alexandra (National)
Bensadoun, Emerald (National)
Blakey, Alysha (Sports)
Blewett, Taylor (News, National, Features, Op-Ed)
Bolduc, Courtney (Sports)
Bonnyman, Clare (All)
Botham, Heather (News, National, Features)
Burley, Katie (News, Sports)
Carey, Olivia (News, National, Op-Ed)
Carroll, Luke (All)
Cavanaugh-Carroll, Deborah (Sports)
Chalmers, Duncan (All)
Chamandy, Aidan (Sports)
Charlebois, Michael (Sports)
Cimetta, Sara (All)
Collier, Rachel (News)
Craig, Shvaugn (All)
Curtis, Kelsey (News, Op-Ed, Arts)
D’Addario, Alexa (News, National)
Davis, Paige (Arts)
De Pape. Alex (Arts)
Desmarais, Anna (News, National, Op-Ed)
Desroches, Raven (Features)
di Domenico,Talia (News)
Ding, Yiyue (Photo)
Duong, Shirley (All)
Fearon, Emily (News, National, Arts)
Fortin, Clarissa (All)
Galipeau, Nicholas (All)
Ghosh, Akshay (Sports)
Giancola, Erica (All)
Giang, Jenny (News, National)
Gram, Allison (News)
Grodzinski, Natasha (Photo, Arts)
Gwilliam, Maya (News, National, Arts)
Harris, Tamar (Sports)
Hart, Caitlin (Op-Ed, Photo)
Harvey, Kennedy (Sports)
Haws, Emily (Everything except Features)
Hickey, Keith (Arts)
Howes, Erica (National, Features)
Jeysing, Amanda (Features, Arts)
Johnson, Mark (News, Op-Ed)
Koo, Lance
Lee, Kristine (News, National, Features, Arts)
Lee, Lui Xia (News, Features),
Lee, Sam (National, Arts, Sports)
Lehman, Sam (News, National, Features, Arts)
Lim, Jolson (All)
Lines, Maddy (Arts)
Mak, Helen
Marshall, Jon (News, Op-Ed)
May, Drew (News, National, Op-Ed)
McKay, Evan (Arts)
McKay, Samantha (All)
McNeely, Tori (Op-Ed)
McShane, Brendan (Op-Ed, National)
Metzger, Ashley (Features, Op-Ed)
Mills, Peter (Sports)
Moroso, Jamie (Photo)
Nash, Chelsea (News, National, Op-Ed)
Nellis, Mike (News, National, Sports, Op-Ed)
Novack, Zachary (All)
Peloquin, Brooke (Sports)
Penney, Cameron (Sports)
Pereira, Shanice
Pickett, Carly (National, Op-Ed, Photo)
Pitre, Jake (Arts, Photo)
Price, Andrew (National, Op-Ed, Arts, Photo)
Ranta, Madison (News, National)
Richardson, Noah (News, National, Arts, Sports)
Rogers, Kyle (Arts)
Saba, Rosa (All)
Saylors, Kathleen (All)
Shakeri, Sima (News, National, Arts, Op-Ed)
Silcox, Ben (All)
Sison, Karen-Luz (News, Op-Ed, Arts)
Smart, Zachary (Arts)
Smith, Brianne (Sports)
Sutton, Meg (News, Op-Ed, Arts)
Swann, Trevor (Photo)
Sykes, Olivia (Features, Arts)
Szijjarto, Nadia (News, National, Features, Op-Ed, Arts)
Tamblyn-Watts, Elaine (News, National, Op-Ed, Sports)
Thoman, Alana (Sports)
Tsounis, Sarah (News, National, Features, Op-Ed)
Van Looyen, Gabbi (Features, Op-Ed)
Vaudry, Victoria (News)
Verde, Carlos (Everything except Photo)
Vollmerhausen, Anna Sophia (News, National, Op-Ed, Arts, Sports)
Vollmershausen, Amanda (All)
White, Mac (Sports)
White, Ryley (News, National, Op-Ed, Arts, Sports)
Wurmann, Isaac (All)
Young, Christophe (Graphics)
Yousif, Nadine (All)
