Policies

• Letters Policy
• Opinion Policy

Letters Policy

Currents welcomes letters and publishes them in its online and print editions.

Submit letters via e-mail to Gwen Mickelson, managing editor. Submissions should be fewer than 250 words.

Letters will be edited for length and clarity. In the case of newsprint, they'll also be edited for space. While we will try to accommodate as many letters as possible, we reserve the right not to print every letter we receive. We may also limit the number of letters we publish on one subject or from one individual.

We seek feedback, debate, and commentary on campus issues and activities. Personal attacks or material we deem inappropriate or of insufficient interest to the UCSC community will not be printed.

UCSC faculty, staff, and students, as well as members of the broader community, may submit letters for publication. Your letter must include your full name; anonymous submissions will not be published. The author's daytime phone number and e-mail are required so that we can communicate with you, but your contact information will not be published.

As a publicly funded publication, Currents is unable to publish advocacy letters regarding union or noncampus elections.

Opinion Policy

Currents welcomes opinion pieces and publishes them in its online and print editions.

Opinion pieces should be submitted via e-mail to Gwen Mickelson, managing editor.

UCSC faculty, staff, and students, as well as members of the broader community, may submit opinion pieces for publication. Anonymous submissions will not be published. The author's daytime phone number and e-mail are required so that we can communicate with you, but your contact information will not be published.

Op-eds will be edited for length and clarity. In the case of newsprint, they'll also be edited for space. While we will try to accommodate as many op-eds as possible, we reserve the right not to print every op-ed we receive. We may also limit the number of op-eds we publish on one subject or from one individual.

Opinion pieces must be no longer than 700 words. They may cover a wide range of topics but should be on campus issues. Op-eds should be of broad interest and include thoughtful analysis of issues, often with statistical support and/or alternative proposals.

Personal attacks or material we deem inappropriate or of insufficient interest to the UCSC community will not be printed. As a publicly funded publication, Currents is unable to publish advocacy opinion pieces regarding union or noncampus elections.