Eagleionline

Eagleionline will hold its annual elections meeting for the 2010-2011 academic year on Thursday, March 11 at 12:30pm in EW100. Lunch will be served, and current staff members will be present to talk about the site, its mission, and the news. Staff positions are available to any student who demonstrates an interest. Come, eat, and speak with the group or an individual involved with Eaglei! We will elect next year’s Editorial Board at the meeting.  All current students at Boston College Law School are eligible to vote.  Candidates must contact Eagleionline by noon on Tuesday, March 9 indicating the position(s) for which they will run.  The following positions will be elected:

Editor in Chief: The EiC chairs the editorial board, serves as the organization’s general manager, and maintains relationships with Eagleionline’s core constituencies. The Editor in Chief is responsible for all facets of the website, and may task other staff members with specific assignments as needed.  Because the EiC is elected by the student body, there is no application for this position.  Nonetheless, the Editorial Board has resolved that the Editor in Chief-Elect must submit a two page “Statement of Interest” within one week following the election (i.e. on or before March 18, 2010) or the election will be void ab initio and the remaining members of the Editorial Board will elect a new Editor in Chief.  Candidates may find it helpful to write this before the election, as they will be asked to speak briefly before ballots are cast. If interested, please contact the current EiC, Ryan Morrison, to discuss responsibilities in more detail.

Managing Editor: The Managing Editor serves on the Editorial Board. Chief responsibilities include (i) assigning articles to, and managing the progress of, Staff Writers; (ii) managing the access to the Eagleionline.com calendar, which serves the student body and any student group; and (iii) posting approximately once per week. The Managing Editor may also have other responsibilities at the discretion of the Editor in Chief.

The following positions will be elected if interest is demonstrated, by contacting the current Editor in Chief at least two days before the elections meeting (by March 9 at noon):

Technology Editor: The Technology Editor is responsible for technological innovation on the Eagleionline web site.  Candidates should be tech-savvy and entrepreneurial.  The Website Editor sits on Eagleionline’s Editorial Board.

Associate Editor: The Associate Editor serves on the Editorial Board.  Chief responsibilities include (i) being the point of contact with particular student groups, at the discretion of the EiC; (ii) organizing ad hoc projects in concert with the rest of the Editorial Board, as may be assigned; and (iii) posting approximately once per week. The Associate Editor may have other responsibilities at the discretion of the Editor in Chief.

Ombudsman: Historically, the Editor in Chief has selected an Ombudsman to speak for the site’s core constituents; however, candidates should make themselves known to the newly elected EiC.  The Ombudsman sits on the Editorial Board and is available to the EiC for consultation. The Ombudsman’s main responsibility is to be available to the public to raise queries or qualms about the site’s core goals and organization, particularly in the free speech and privacy contexts.

As always, staff positions are available to any student who demonstrates an interest.  Eagleionline has two types of staff positions: Columnist and Staff Writer.  Click here for their respective roles and responsibilities.

NB: The elected Board will officially take office on April 1, 2010.