CAFME Recap for Aug. 31: A Great Start to the Year!

Wednesday was our first meeting of the year, and we had a great turnout!

In case you missed it, CAFME held a pizza party and magazine fair from 8 to 9 p.m. this Wednesday. We saw some familiar faces and a lot of new ones, so we can’t wait to get this year started!

We (Sierra, Nicole, Alyssa, Carson, Ana and Rachel) first introduced ourselves to everyone and described our sponsor, Ed2010. Ed2010 is a group of young magazine journalists and editors who want to learn more about the magazine industry and teach others about it. If you haven’t checked out Ed2010’s website, you should, as it gives a lot of helpful advice about jobs, internships, networking, etc.

Next, we had representatives from many campus publications talk about who they are and why students should join them:

Campus BluePrint
Who? A non-partisan publication “that aims to offer a forum for open dialogue on progressive ideals at UNC-Chapel Hill and in the greater community.”
How to apply/contact for more information? chelsphipps@gmail.com

The Daily Tar Heel
Who? The student newspaper of UNC-Chapel Hill
How to apply/contact for more information? dth@dailytarheel.com

Black Ink
Who? The official publication of the Black Student Movement at UNC-Chapel Hill
Positions available? Writers, Graphic Designers
How to apply/contact for more information? uncblackink@gmail.com

Her Campus
Who? An online college women’s magazine
Positions available? Writers, Photographers, Real Live College Guy (male advice columnist)
How to apply/contact for more information? bnbass@live.unc.edu

Patchwork
Who? A social justice and world issues magazine
How to apply/contact for more information? ed.patchwork@gmail.com

Uncharted
Who? UNC-Chapel Hill’s only arts magazine, covering campus, Chapel Hill and Carrboro
Positions available? All positions
How to apply/contact for more information? rcollins@unc.edu

Blue & White
Who? UNC-CH's premiere campus features publication
Positions available? Writers, Designers, Bloggers, Online Columnists (no experience required for any positions)
How to apply/contact for more information? bluewhitemag@gmail.com

Scope Magazine (formerly Kaleidoscope)
Who? UNC’s fashion and lifestyle magazine
Positions available? Marketers, Journalists, Bloggers, Editors, Photographers, Graphic Designers, Artists, Stylists, Event Planners, Web Development, Public Relations, Corporate Research
How to apply/contact for more information? kelsey.isenberg@swmediaLLC.com or joinscope@swmediaLLC.com

BoUNCe Magazine
Who? A satirical humor magazine that pokes fun of life at Carolina.
Positions available? Writers, Page Editors, Graphics Editors, Copy Editors, Web Managers, Treasurer, Publicist
How to apply/contact for more information? michelema31@gmail.com

The Well-Being
Who? UNC-Chapel Hill’s premiere health and fitness magazine
Positions available? All positions (especially photographers)
How to apply/contact for more information? twbmag@gmail.com

Carolina Scientific
Who? UNC-Chapel Hill’s first undergraduate science publication (focuses on such subjects as chemistry, biology, physics and research).
Positions available? Writers, Advertising, Design (especially)
How to apply/contact for more information? talmadge@email.unc.edu

And if you want to contact us at CAFME, email us at our NEW email address: unccafme@gmail.com (rather than carolinamagazines@yahoo.com).

Last but not least, we are letting people join CAFME throughout September. Dues are just $10 for the entire year – considering the great speakers, events, information and trips that CAFME provides, it’s worth it!

Thanks for those of you who came out on Wednesday, and we look forward to seeing you again and meeting any new interested students in the weeks to come!