About Us

The Campanil is the only student-run, multi-platform news organization at Mills College, a private liberal arts institution located in Oakland, California. Once a bi-monthly publication, the print newspaper is now produced every week since January 2011 while content regularly appears online. It is funded through a combination of advertising revenue and a portion of the undergraduate student activities fee. Established in 1917, the newspaper underwent several name changes throughout the years, including The Weekly and The Stream. When The Campanil confirmed its current title in 2007, it committed itself to experiment with new methods of storytelling.

Today, we continue to do so. Our current website, for example, was launched in September 2009, and we have made vast forays into multimedia and communicating via social networks. Above all, we strive to engage and interact with Mills students present and past, faculty and staff as well as the local community on issues of importance.

Our Staff

Editor in Chief: Lauren Sliter

Chief News Editor: Diana Arbas
Asst. News Editor: Tessa Love
Breaking News Editor: Ruby Woods

Opinions Editors: Michele Collender & Annie O’Hare

Features Editor: Joann Pak
Asst. Features Editor: Jen Ramos

Sports and Health Editor: Eden Sugay
Asst. Sports and Health Editor: Alheli Cuenca

Design Editor: Christina Macias
Asst. Design Editor: Bridget Stagnitto
Photo Editor: Chantelle Panackia

Online Editor: Jen Ramos

Webmaster: Ching Yu

Marketing and Social Media Manager: Suzanna Mathews
Ad & PR Manager: Tymeesa Rutledge

Copy Chief: Amber Mendoza

Copy Team: Maggie Freeman, Elizabeth Rico and Wendy Ung

Comic Artist: “Katie Sunshine”
Food Columnist: Kat Gaines

Recent awards

• General Website Excellence, second place, 2009 California College Media Association Awards
• Best Small Schools Website, sixth place, 2010 Associated Collegiate Press Best in Show Awards
• Seven awards in the 2011 California College Media Association Awards

Interested in joining us?

We welcome participation from anyone in the Mills community. Whether you love telling meaningful stories, are passionate about learning and conveying information, curious about the world around you or would just like an outlet to showcase your web, design, writing, photography or drawing skills, we have room for you! Call us at (510) 430-2246 or e-mail eic [at] thecampanil [dot] com to learn more.

You can also check out the Reporter’s Guide. Head over here for more contact information.

The Campanil‘s faculty adviser is Sarah Pollock.