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The Mace & Crown is a self-supported school newspaper at Old Dominion University. It is distributed every Wednesday, free of charge, throughout the school year and once in the summer. The paper is written entirely by students and covers topics ranging from the arts and entertainment to sports to academic events. The paper can be found in designated bins in all academic and recreational buildings on campus. The paper has been the official school newspaper of Old Dominion since 1930. Currently, David Bakhshaee is the editor in chief. == =__Staff and Mantra__= The Mace & Crown is touted as having “journalistic independence from the university” is completely self-run by its members. Writers for the paper range from “staff writers”, who consistently write articles for the paper and occasionally do promotional events or editing, and freelance writers who occasionally contribute articles. Each section of the paper has an editor who is in charge of collecting articles from their writers and implementing them into the paper. There are no requirements to write for the paper. All one has to do is simply contact the editor in charge of the subject the article is written for, write their article and send it to the respective editor by the deadline. To contact an editor, click here. = = =__Sections__= The Mace & Crown consists of several sections such as Arts & Entertainment ([|2]), News ([|3]), Campus Events ([|4]), Sports, and Editorials ([|5]). The paper’s Arts section covers music and movie reviews of recent releases, fashion trends of the university, and news on all campus events. The Sports section contains all news on recent sporting events across campus including football, basketball, baseball, soccer, hockey, and many others. The paper’s News section covers all noteworthy local, national, and international news stories of the week. The paper also allows for readers to send their opinions in and they are published in the Opinion Editorials. The paper also contains classifieds, a weekly comic, and a weekly crossword.

=__Website and Social Media__= The Mace & Crown has a website where some issues can be read online. In addition to being able to read articles online, videos and podcasts are also posted relating to articles. All staff can also be contacted through the website. The Mace & Crown also integrates social media. The paper has both a Facebook page and a Twitter account where updates about deadlines, stories, and members are updated daily. Link: []

Twitter: [|https://twitter.com/#!/maceandcrown]

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The paper recently undertook advertising local and university affiliated businesses. This has allowed the paper to achieve an even greater level of independence and helped in the creation of the website. For more information on advertising through the Mace & Crown, click here.

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