Hello! We’re The Gateway, the official campus media source at the University of Alberta. We publish a magazine once per month during the school year, and post articles to gtwy.ca every day during the school year. We were founded in 1910 and like making new friends.
Meeting Times
During the summer we will be having monthly combined section meetings at these times:
May 23 — 5 p.m.
June 20 — 5 p.m.
July 25 — 5 p.m.
August: TBA
During the school year we hold weekly section meetings at these times:
Sports: TBA
News: TBA
Arts: TBA
Opinion: TBA
Photo/Multimedia: TBA
General Meeting: TBA, Not sure which section you want to write for? No problem, come to our weekly
Why?
You’ll make awesome friends, and have the opportunity to travel across the country for conferences. If you’re interested in pursuing journalism as a career, it’s a great way to get your feet wet. Even if you don’t want to be a journalist, you’ll have a rad time strengthening your writing, videography, photography and/or drawing skills. Like free pizza and beer? We’ve got tons of it!
How?
Glad you asked. First, decide which section(s) you want to volunteer for. Then, mosey on up to the section’s meeting in the Gateway office (3-04 SUB) and grab an assignment! Can’t make the meeting time? No sweat. Shoot the section editor an email and they’ll be happy to hook you up with luscious assignments via the Internet. To find more information about our nine sections, meeting times and editor contact information see below!
Ok! What now?
Well, first you need to choose a section. Don’t worry, you can volunteer for more than one. Here is a list of all of them with a description of each.
News
Cover everything from hot campus events to Students’ Union elections. Volunteer for news to be the campus’ voice on all things U of A.
Section Editor: Sofia Osborne news@gateway.ualberta.ca
Features
Explore a big question or idea with a larger piece. Features are a fun way to challenge yourself beyond the standard article length and take more creative liberties with your writing. They also go in our magazine, and look really cool. If interested, contact the section editor.
Section Editor: Raylene Lung managing@gateway.ualberta.ca
Multimedia
Shoot, star in, or edit videos. Record podcasts. Produce or appear on our CJSR radio segment, Gateway Presents. Multimedia volunteers have loads of choices!
Section Editor: Oumar Salifou multimedia@gateway.ualberta.ca
Opinion
Sound off on what’s happening on campus, in the city and beyond. Opinion volunteers are crucial for stirring up a little controversy or lending a cool perspective on current events.
Section Editor: Emma Jones opinion@gateway.ualberta.ca
Arts & Culture
If you’ve got a flair for music, theatre, DIYs, food or fashion, check out A&C. You can talk to famous people, and will probably be able to snag some free albums and movie passes too.
Section Editor: Victoria Chiu arts@gateway.ualberta.ca
Sports
Report and comment on the world of sports, both on and off campus. Don’t sweat it if you don’t know the difference between a quarterback and a three-pointer: you can write about health and wellness topics too.
Section Editor: Oumar Salifou online@gateway.ualberta.ca
Photo
Calling all shutterbugs! Snap pics for our stories and see your work proudly displayed in print and online.
Section Editor: Josh Storie photo@gateway.ualberta.ca
Design
Start your own comic series or try your hand at creating neat illustrated graphics to beautify our stories. Along with photo, you’ll be making The Gateway visually delicious.
Section Editor: Alex Patterson production@gateway.ualberta.ca
Check out our Contact page for a more detailed list of editor emails.