The Holcad
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The Holcad is the official student newspaper
of Westminster College in New Wilmington
, Pennsylvania
. It is published every Friday during the academic year except the Fridays immediately before or after breaks and during finals.
The Holcad was started in 1884, 32 years after the establishment of the college. It has been published every year since without interruption.
It is printed by West Penn Printing in New Castle, Pennsylvania
under the advisement of The Herald
of Sharon, Pennsylvania
. Formerly of the tabloid format, it has been printed in broadsheet format since 2004.
On the morning of March 3, staff members discovered that more than half of the double run—the editors had been warned by an administrator that the edition might be stolen, so they ordered more copies—was stolen.
A few weeks later, as March 3 was the Friday before a break, a member of the Sierra Student Coalition
found more than 200 copies in a newspaper recycling bin in the McKelvey Campus Center.
The Holcad was told that a student was "going through the judicial process" but it never officially learned the student's identity.
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
of Westminster College in New Wilmington
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
New Wilmington is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, first platted in 1824 and established as a borough on April 9, 1873. The population was 2,452 at the 2000 census...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. It is published every Friday during the academic year except the Fridays immediately before or after breaks and during finals.
The Holcad was started in 1884, 32 years after the establishment of the college. It has been published every year since without interruption.
It is printed by West Penn Printing in New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is a city in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, northwest of Pittsburgh and near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border just east of Youngstown, Ohio; in 1910, the total population was 36,280; in 1920, 44,938; and in 1940, 47,638. The population has fallen to 26,309 according to the...
under the advisement of The Herald
The Herald (Sharon)
The Herald is a seven-day morning daily newspaper published in Sharon, Pennsylvania, covering Mercer County and the greater Shenango Valley area of Pennsylvania...
of Sharon, Pennsylvania
Sharon, Pennsylvania
Sharon is a city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, northwest of Pittsburgh. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
. Formerly of the tabloid format, it has been printed in broadsheet format since 2004.
Sections
The Holcad is split into a number of sections.- Campus News - contains news from around campus
- Opinion - contains Rant & Raves and a comic weekly, with editorials and columns from staff and letters to the editor.
- Outside the Bubble - contains APAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
wire news - Sports - contains sports news
- A&E - contains reviews and upcoming concert/movie information
- Features - contains human interest stories and columns
Hit List Theft
More than 1,500 copies of the March 3, 2006 edition were stolen from newsstands. The edition contained a story and editorial about and pictures of a hit list that a student made and posted in his dorm room. The hit list was found by his roommate and reported to school authorities, who the students felt reacted unfavorably. The information was brought to The Holcad and published.On the morning of March 3, staff members discovered that more than half of the double run—the editors had been warned by an administrator that the edition might be stolen, so they ordered more copies—was stolen.
A few weeks later, as March 3 was the Friday before a break, a member of the Sierra Student Coalition
Sierra Student Coalition
The Sierra Student Coalition is the national student chapter of the Sierra Club. Founded by Adam Werbach in 1991, it now has about 14,000 members and is likely the largest student-led environmental group in the United States.- National-level :...
found more than 200 copies in a newspaper recycling bin in the McKelvey Campus Center.
The Holcad was told that a student was "going through the judicial process" but it never officially learned the student's identity.