The Carillon has been the University of Regina Student Newspaper since 1962.

It is published on Thursday no fewer than 11 times during both the fall and winter semesters and periodically throughout the spring and summer.

The story of The Carillon, passed down from editor to editor for over 60 years:

In the late 1950s, the University of Regina planned the construction of several new buildings on the campus grounds. One of these proposed buildings was a bell tower on the academic green. A 160-foot bell tower was to be constructed, tall enough it could be seen from anywhere on the campus and even from across the lake. If you look out on the academic green today, the first thing you’ll notice is that it has absolutely nothing resembling a bell tower; this signature structure was never built.

Its sole legacy was that it inspired the students to name their newspaper the Carillon. This newspaper has continued to serve as a symbolic bell tower on campus: a loud and clear voice belonging to each and every student since 1962. 

The Carillon is published by The Carillon Newspaper Inc., a non–profit corporation that is a wholly autonomous organization with no affiliation with the University of Regina or its Students’ Union.

Opinions expressed in articles published by the Carillon are expressly those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Carillon Newspaper Inc. Opinions expressed in advertisements appearing in the Carillon are those of the advertisers and not necessarily of The Carillon Newspaper, Inc., or its staff.

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The Carillon Newspaper, Inc.

University of Regina, room 227 in the Riddell Centre

3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2

Email: editor@carillonregina.com

Phone: 306-586-8867

The Carillon welcomes contributions from current students, faculty, support staff, and alumni of the University of Regina. If you have questions about contributing to our paper please contact us through email at editor@carillonregina.com, or see the Meet the Team page on our website for our section editors’ email addresses. Contributed articles may be edited for spelling, grammar, space, clarity, accuracy, and vulgarity.

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Ever wonder what we do here at The Carillon? Lucky for you, you’ve found a list of our job descriptions! If you’ve got any of the skills listed here and are looking for a great job check out our careers page.

Executive Director: reporting directly to the Board of Directors, is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of The Carillon, including finances, payroll, marketing, communications, human resources, and staff management. This role involves managing all staff, ensuring effective team coordination, and fostering a positive work environment. The Executive Director holds a seat on the Board to provide insights into the paper’s managerial and financial operations and works to maintain the organization’s non-profit corporation status, ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.

In addition to overseeing daily operations, the Executive Director collects and presents financial information at Board meetings, Annual General Meetings (AGMs), and Special General Meetings (SGMs). The role also involves ensuring that policies and procedures are up-to-date and consistently followed across all aspects of the organization. As a key leader, the Executive Director is instrumental in shaping the strategic direction of The Carillon, ensuring its continued success and operational health.

Editor-in-Chief: reporting directly to the Executive Director, is responsible for overseeing the creative direction of The Carillon while ensuring that the publication remains relevant and engaging to the student community. This includes prioritizing student outreach to foster strong engagement with the audience and maintain the paper’s impact. The Editor-in-Chief manages both communications and administrative tasks related to the editorial process, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations of the publication.

In collaboration with the Executive Director, the Editor-in-Chief coordinates and conducts interviews for editorial staff applicants and provides training and ongoing support to the team throughout their contracts. The role also involves addressing and resolving any editorial issues in alignment with the publication’s vision. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for editing and finalizing individual articles as well as overseeing the content of the entire paper to ensure quality and consistency.

Additionally, the Editor-in-Chief ensures that editorial policies and procedures are up-to-date and consistently followed. In the event of vacant positions, the Editor-in-Chief steps in to fill necessary tasks, ensuring that workflow is maintained without disruption. This role is essential in maintaining The Carillon as a dynamic, student-driven publication, with the Editor-in-Chief working closely with the Executive Director to achieve the paper’s goals.

Production Manager: The Production Manager is responsible to layout the paper, arranging all text and graphic content from staff and contributors using Adobe InDesign, then submitting their draft to the Editor-in-Chief for final edits before passing off the final version to our printers for physical copies and to our Web Manager to be put on our website. This position requires patience, creativity, a willingness to learn, and working in cooperation with the Editorial Board to ensure we have a full paper out each day we are scheduled to publish.

Web Manager: The Web Manager is responsible for the maintenance of our website and staff email server, as well as the updates and maintenance of office computers, equipment, and other devices reasonably required by staff in their positions. They will work closely with the Production Manager and Communications & Outreach Coordinator to ensure accurate information is shared in a timely manner and may contribute to social media outreach efforts.

Copy Editor: The Copy Editor is responsible to ensure the newspaper is consistent with Canadian Press standards and Carillon style. During each issue they will act in the secondary editing phase by correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, formatting, and providing feedback and coaching to section editors on grammar, composition, and style inconsistencies.  

Graphic Editor: The Graphic Editor is responsible for images and graphic content required for and/or submitted to the paper. They must ensure every article has a fitting image to be printed with whether taken themselves, edited, or sourced, and must always be sure we have the rights to use the images published in the paper. An original cover for the paper must also be created for each issue, along with a graphics page which may contain images taken by the Graphic Editor, staff, contributors, or writing submissions shorter than our minimum article word count. Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator is an asset, alongside general graphic editing, photography, or media communications experience. 

Multimedia Editor: The Multimedia Editor is responsible for audio and video content published by the paper, including but not limited to outreach and promotional efforts, live interviews, podcasts, and event coverage. Knowledge of software editing systems such as Adobe Premier Pro is an esset, alongside general film, recording and production, or audio and video editing experience. They may also be required to aid in the designing and layout of the cover and/or graphics page in the event we pause the publication of physical, printed copies of the paper.

News Editor: The News Editor is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the News section, which will be a minimum of two pages if the section has no writer, three pages if the section does have a writer, and a maximum page count of five if contributions allow; a minimum of one page in the News section must be written by the News Editor. Other duties include finding four-seven stories for each week’s pitch list; finding staff and contributors to write articles; helping those writing for News with brainstorming, interview sourcing, and article direction; editing the section on production night. Necessary skills include good time management, English fluency and confidence in grammar, comfortability editing both grammar and structure of articles, and a proactive communication style. It is imperative to be objective and remain so throughout this section – we already have an Op-Ed section, News is not for blog posts. Failure to make sure that the stories in this section are verifiable and true could result in a lawsuit or worse.

Arts & Culture Editor: The Arts & Culture Editor is responsible for overseeing section development, ensuring equal coverage of musical, artistic, and otherwise cultural community-wide events and stories as University of Regina students experience them or are impacted by them. They are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the A&C section, which will be a minimum of two pages if the section has no writer, three pages if the section does have a writer, and a maximum page count of five if contributions allow; a minimum of one page in the A&C section must be written by the Arts & Culture Editor. Other duties include finding four-seven stories for each week’s pitch list; finding staff and contributors to write articles; helping those writing for A&C with brainstorming, interview sourcing, and article direction; editing the section on production night. Story priorities are the creative writing, visual art, and community work of women, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+ community members, and individuals with disabilities. Necessary skills include good time management, English fluency and confidence in grammar, comfortability editing both grammar and structure of articles, and a proactive communication style.

Sports & Health Editor: The Sports & Health Editor is responsible for their section, that being a minimum of two pages if the section has no writer, three pages if there is a writer, and a maximum page count of five if contributions allow; a minimum of one page in the Sports section must be written by the Sports & Health Editor. Other duties include coordinating and recruiting contributors; encouraging coverage of local organizations, teams, businesses, community organizations and events, campus clubs and teams; finding four-seven stories for each week’s pitch list; helping those writing for Sports with brainstorming, interview sourcing, and article direction; editing the section on production night. Necessary skills include good time management, English fluency and confidence in grammar, comfortability editing both grammar and structure of articles, and a proactive communication style. 

Op-Ed Editor: The Op-Ed Editor is responsible for critically engaging with local, political, and world events both by making a pitch list with four-seven ideas for contributors and by writing at least one page in their section. The section page minimum is two, with a maximum of five and the option to include a humour/comic page within those two-five pages. Other duties include coordinating and recruiting contributors; helping those writing for Op-Ed with brainstorming, interview sourcing, and article direction/resource suggestions; editing the section on production night. Necessary skills include good time management, English fluency and confidence in grammar, comfortability editing grammar and clarity of articles, and a proactive communication style.

Staff Writer: The Staff Writer is responsible for writing two articles per issue (one full-page and one half-page) in varying sections from issue to issue. This involves coordinating article topics with section editors, sending out interview requests and conducting interviews when necessary, conducting the appropriate research and providing references for the fact checking process, writing articles to the appropriate word count, and sending them to the relevant section editors by the appropriate deadline.

News Writer: The News Writer is responsible for two articles per issue (one full-page and one half-page), primarily regarding the news that comes from the University of Regina (U of R) which may include faculty, administration, and the student’s union. Article topics may also include municipal, provincial, national, and international news, but topics relevant and of interest to students at the U of R are always priority. Duties include coordinating article topics with the News Editor, sending out interview requests and conducting multiple interviews when possible, conducting the appropriate research and providing references for the fact checking process, writing articles to the appropriate word count, and sending them to the News Editor by the appropriate deadline.

Arts & Culture Writer: The Arts & Culture Writer is responsible for writing two articles per issue (one full-page and one half-page), primarily regarding the arts scene on campus and around Regina. Duties include coordinating article topics with the Arts & Culture Editor, sending out interview requests and conducting interviews, attending events (i.e., art gallery showing, play, concert) if necessary for event coverage, conducting the appropriate research and providing references for the fact checking process, writing articles to the appropriate word count, and sending them to the Arts & Culture Editor by the appropriate deadline. 

Sports & Health Writer: The Sports & Health Writer is responsible for writing two articles per issue (one full-page and one half-page), primarily regarding topics relevant to students such as varsity and intramural sports, health and wellness events, or opportunities for student involvement. Article topics may also include municipal, provincial, national, or international sports and health areas. Duties include coordinating article topics with the Sports & Health Editor, sending out interview requests and conducting interviews, attending events (i.e., Cougars and Rams home game, yoga night, hiking trail) if necessary for event coverage, conducting the appropriate research and providing references for the fact checking process, writing articles to the appropriate word count, and sending them to the Sports & Health Editor by the appropriate deadline. 

Advertising Manager: The Advertising Manager is responsible for selling advertising space – both on our website and in physical prints of the paper – aimed to generate revenue. Weekly responsibilities include contacting new and existing advertising clients; creating and maintaining our ad rate card according to size, design, and other necessary specifications; coordinating ads in the paper with the Production Manager and online with the Web Manager; invoicing clients; keeping track of accounts in connection with the Executive Director. 

Distribution Manager: The Distribution Manager is responsible for receiving the delivery of our printed papers on campus on Thursdays that we publish. They will then disperse them in newsstands across campus that same day, and will deliver papers to off-campus locations should any deliveries be required (a valid driver’s license and vehicle may be necessary). The Distribution Manager will also track the performance of various newsstands and locations we distribute to, adjusting distribution as appropriate when agreed upon by the Editor-in-Chief and Executive Director, and will approach local businesses/organizations to request and negotiate distribution.

Communications and Outreach Coordinator: The Communications and Outreach Coordinator is primarily responsible for outreach efforts, including but not limited to communicating with university administration and faculties, coordinating events and workshops put on by the paper, aiding in the search for off-campus distribution locations, managing our social media accounts, and searching for collaboration opportunities within the community. Administrative, communications, scheduling, and program development experience would all be considered assets in this position.