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THE CLARION CALL
PREAMBLE
The Clarion Call exists to provide the college community of Clarion University
with regular newspaper coverage of important events and issues through news stories,
feature and sports stories, reviews, editorials, letters to the editor, and advertisements.

ARTICLE I, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Executive Board of The Clarion Call shall have sole and executive authority
to formulate both editorial and non-editorial policy for the newspaper. Voting members
of the Executive Board shall be Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Features Editor, Sports
Editor, Photography Editor, Advertising Sales Manager, Copy and Design Editor,
Business Manager, Advertising Design Manager, Circulation Manager, Managing Editor,
and On-Line Editor. The Editor-in-Chief will vote only in the case of a tie. The paid staff
positions of The Clarion Call include Editor-in-Chief, News Editor, Features Editor,
Sports Editor, Photography Editor, Advertising Sales Manager, Copy and Design Editor,
Business Manager, Advertising Design Manager, Circulation Manager, Managing Editor,
and On-Line Editor.
Each editorial position is for the term of one full school year. This requirement
shall be made clear to those seeking office during the electoral process. A contract shall
be signed by those parties who become part of the Executive Board. The contract will
state the following criteria: the understanding that the position is for a year, a minimum
of ten hours of work each week must be provided, each elected member of the Executive
Board must attend those executive meetings called by the Editor-in-Chief.
ARTICLE II, ELECTIONS
Section 1, Election Purpose
Every board member must be elected.
Any student elected to the Board must serve for the entire academic year unless
otherwise decided by the existing Board. An academic year is considered to be the fall
and spring semester designated by Clarion University of Pennsylvania, inclusive and in
that order.
Section 2, Standard Election Procedure
Executive Board members shall be elected by a two-thirds majority vote of the
Board for the academic year previous to that year in which they are to fill their positions.
The election shall take place during the semester in which he/she is to take office, at a
time designated as appropriate for training by the Board. At any election, a quorum of 2/3
of Board members is necessary to vote. The Board should discuss the candidates’
qualifications previous to any vote.

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Section 3, Alternate Elections Procedure
If the Board follows the Standard Election Procedure and fails to reach a 2/3
majority vote, then the Board shall vote again at a meeting to be set by the Board for the
next convenient day after the original vote. At this meeting, the current Editor-in-Chief
will act as moderator. Discussion concerning the election may be presented by Board
members. At this time, all members except the Editor-in-Chief shall recast their votes for
a candidate. If no 2/3 majority is reached, the Editor-in-Chief shall choose one of the top
two vote-garnering candidates to fill the position. Every effort will be made to conform to
the electoral guidelines established by the Executive Board for conducting the elections.
Section 4, Emergency Elections
If a Board position becomes available during the semester because a member
cannot fulfill their job, resigns, or is fired, the Board may elect a new member to replace
that member. The new member must be elected by the Standard Election Procedure,
excluding the academic year requirements.
ARTICLE III, THE EXECUTIVE POSITIONS
Section 1, The Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief shall be a Clarion Student and shall be elected to the Board
by the procedures in Article II. The Editor-in-Chief shall be elected by a 2/3 majority of
the Executive Board of the Scholastic year previous to that year in which he/she is to fill
the position. The election shall take place during the semester previous to that semester in
which the Editor-in-Chief is to take the office, at a time designated as appropriate for
training by the Executive Board. The Editor-in-Chief shall make decisions as to what
shall be published and may limit material from publication due to lack of sufficient space
or if such material is in violation of the law, or, if in professional opinion of the Editor-inChief the material does not have sufficient news value. He/she shall be responsible for
initially informing the Executive Board members of their responsibilities. The Editor-inChief shall be responsible for posting hours and perform many other duties from time to
time as they seem necessary and appropriate. The Editor-in-Chief shall be responsible for
awarding co-curricular to those communications majors who merit it.
Section 2, The News Editor
The News Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief. The News
Editor shall be responsible for recruiting and maintaining a staff of reporters. He/she shall
be responsible for editing all news copy submitted for publication (this includes
correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage, and syntax). He/she shall be
responsible for making weekly news assignments, which shall be a minimum of ten (10)
hours per week, posting office hours and shall perform other duties that he/she may be
assigned by the Executive Board and/or the Editor-in-Chief. He/she shall be responsible
for awarding co-curricular credit to those communication majors who merit it.

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Section 3, The Features Editor
The Features Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief. He/she
shall be responsible for recruiting and maintaining a staff of writers, editing all feature
copy in like manner to the News Editor, and for changing the feature assignment sheet
every week. He/she shall be responsible for coordination of feature stories, generating
ideas for assignments to feature writers. The Features Editor will limit such material for
publication which is in violation of law. The Feature Editor shall be responsible for
posting office hours, which shall be a minimum of ten (10) hours per week, and shall
perform other duties that he/she may be assigned by the Executive Board. He/she shall be
responsible for awarding co-curricular credit to those communication majors who merit
it.
Section 4, The Sports Editor
The Sports Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief. He/she
shall be responsible for the coordination of sports news relevant to the college, both
intercollegiate and intramural. He/she shall be responsible for the recruiting and
maintaining a staff of reports and for assigning sports beats to sports reporters. He/she
may limit material from publication which is in violation of the law. He/she shall be
responsible for editing all sports copy submitted for publication in like manner to the
News Editor, and for changing the sports assigning sheet every week. He/she shall be
responsible for posting office hours, which shall be a minimum of ten (10) hours per
week, and shall perform other duties that he/she may be assigned by the Executive Board.
He/she shall be responsible for awarding co-curricular credit to those communication
majors who merit it.
Section 5, Advertising Editor
The Advertising Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief. The
Advertising Editor shall be responsible for the design and layout of all advertising
obtained for the newspaper. He/she shall be responsible for proofreading advertisements
and making necessary corrections. He/she shall have the right to alter advertisements
graphically and/or grammatically in the best interest of the advertiser and The Clarion
Call. He/she may refuse advertisements for publication that may be in violation of the
law, which have been submitted beyond the designated deadline, or which are not in
keeping with Call policy. He/she shall be responsible for recruiting and maintaining a
staff. He/she shall be responsible for posting office hours, which shall be minimum of ten
(10) hours per week, and shall perform other duties that he/she may be assigned by the
Executive Board. He/she shall be responsible for awarding co-curricular credit to those
communication majors who merit it.
Section 6, Photography Editor
The Photography Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief.
He/she shall be responsible for the coordination of photographs relevant to important

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news, photo essays, sports events and feature stories. He/she shall be responsible for
posting office hours, which shall be a minimum of ten (10) hours per week, and shall
perform other duties that he/she may be assigned by the Executive Board. He/she shall be
responsible for recruiting and maintaining a staff of photographers, and for changing the
photo assignment sheet every week. He/ she shall be responsible for awarding cocurricular credit to those communication majors who merit it.
Section 7, Copy and Design
The Copy and Design Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-inChief. The job of Copy and Design Editor is to ensure accuracy of the newspaper copy in
terms of factual content, spelling, grammar, punctuation, style. The Copy and Design
Editor is responsible for overall style, tone and texture of The Clarion Call. He/she shall
be responsible for recruiting and maintaining a staff. He/she shall be responsible for
posting office hours, which shall be a minimum of ten (10) hours per week, and shall
perform other duties that he/she may be assigned by the Executive Board. Co-curricular
credit will be awarded to those copy and design staff fulfilling the above criteria to the
satisfaction of the Editor-in-Chief.
Section 8, The Business Manager
The Business Manager shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief.
He/she shall be responsible for such financial management necessary for the function of
the newspaper in coordination with the Business Manager of Clarion Students’
Association. The Business Manager is responsible for seeing The Call’s revenues for
submitting a monthly statement of financial transaction to the Editor-in-Chief. The
Business Manager shall post office hours, which shall be a minimum of ten (10) hours
per week, and perform other duties that he/she may be assigned by the Executive Board
and/or the Editor-in-Chief.
Section 9, Advertising Manager
The Advertising Manager shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief.
He/she shall be responsible for recruiting and maintaining a staff. He/she shall be
responsible for the solicitation of advertising, both local, national, display and classifieds
for the newspaper and may refuse advertisements for publication that may be in violation
of any legal technicalities. He/she shall be responsible for the correct sizing of the
advertisements and for the delivery of the correct information to be contained in the ads
to the Advertising Editor. The Advertising Manager shall oversee any other revenuegenerating activities and assume responsibility for innovative sales projects. He/she shall
post office hours, which shall be a minimum of ten (10) hours per week, and perform
other duties that he/she may be assigned by the Executive Board and/or the Editor-inChief.

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Section 10, The Circulation Manager
The Circulation Manager shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief.
He/she shall be responsible for recruiting and maintaining a staff, delivering copies of
The Clarion Call to various academic and administrative offices on campus, mailing
copies of The Clarion Call to subscribers, both local and national, and distributing copies
at designated sites off-campus. He/she shall be responsible for posting office hours,
which shall be a minimum of ten (10) hours per week, and shall perform other duties that
may be assigned by the Executive Board. He/she shall be responsible for posting office
hours, which shall be a minimum of ten (10) hours per week, and shall perform other
duties that he/she may be assigned by the Executive Board. He/ she shall be responsible
for awarding co-curricular credit to those communication majors who merit it.
ARTICLE IV, DEPARTMENT POSITIONS
Section 1, Sales Representative
The job of a sales representative entails picking up copies of The Clarion Call
every Thursday and distributing these to their various clients. The Clarion Call sales
representative should dress and act professionally. The representative should be well
informed about every aspect of the price, size, placement request, borders, and type of
print that the advertiser requests. Each and every week they should show the client their
ad for approval of design and accuracy. There should be an emphasis on getting new
clients for The Clarion Call.
Section 2, Other Department Positions
The Executive Board may create or abolish such positions and/or offices as from
time to time seem necessary and appropriate. The Executive Board may do this by twothirds (2/3) vote in favor of such an amendment at a meeting specifically called for such
purpose, and after a one week waiting period. These positions receive financial
compensation in an amount designated by 2/3 majority vote of the Executive Board.
ARTICLE V, THE FACULTY ADVISOR
The Faculty Advisor of The Clarion Call must be approved by 2/3 vote of the
Executive Board in the scholastic year previous to that year in which he/she is to fill
his/her position. The approval may be terminated by 2/3 vote of the Executive Board if
the Faculty Advisor should try to exceed the position as advisor. The Faculty Advisor
shall act only in an advisory capacity. This advisory capacity shall not be construed to
constitute editorial control over copy content.
ARTICLE VI, THE STAFF POSITIONS
Any student enrolled at Clarion University who wishes to become a member of
the staff of The Clarion Call may apply for such a position at The Clarion Call office.

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He/she will then be assigned to a department of the newspaper where he/she will best
function. It shall then be the responsibility of the staff member to attend staff meetings, to
attend training sessions, to report to his/her respective editor for assignments every week,
and to have these assignments submitted to The Clarion Call office by the deadline
designated by the Editor-in-Chief.
ARTICLE VI, REMOVAL OF STAFF MEMBERS
Any member of The Clarion Call may be removed from his/her position due to
neglectful behavior which is habitual and in a manner deserving of blame. In the case of
an Executive position, negligence shall be defined as failure to comply with and uphold
the responsibilities designated him/her in Article III. In the case of a staff position,
negligence shall be defined as failure to comply with and uphold the responsibilities
designated in Article V. Such removal must be approved by a secret ballot of 2/3 of the
Executive Board; every member of the Executive Board should be present at the meeting
specifically called and stated for such purpose. In the event a board member cannot
attend, they may vote by proxy. At this meeting, the staff member must be given the
chance to defend himself/herself. If the member in question is a member of the Executive
Board, he/she has the right to vote. The prosecuting Executive Board must state the
defendant’s negligence. Discussion shall take place, after which time a secret ballot vote
shall occur. Such a meeting must be announced to the Executive Board and the member
in question one (1) week prior to the time of the meeting.
ARTICLE VII, LITIGATION OF AMENDMENTS
All amendments to this Constitution must be presented in writing to the Editor-inChief. Such amendment(s) shall be discussed for a period of one week, after which time a
vote shall be taken by the Executive Board and must be approved by 2/3 majority of the
Executive Board. Such amendment(s) shall then be distributed to the general staff. The
amendment(s) shall then be distributed to the Student Senate of Clarion University. If no
countermanding or restraining order is promulgated by the Student Senate at either of the
next two (2) meetings, such amendment(s) shall become effective upon approval by the
President of Clarion University and the Vice-President of Student Affairs.

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AMENDMENTS TO THE
CLARION CALL CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENT I
In the event an Executive Board member is unable to fulfill his/her duties as
described in Article II of the Constitution due to illness, personal injury, a transfer of
college, or any unforeseen problem that may hinder the production of The Clarion Call, a
written letter explaining the reasons for breaking the contract signed at the time of
election must be given to the Editor-in-Chief and must be signed by the Advisor.
After receipt of notice of resignation, a hearing will be conducted in which the
party who wished to be exempt from his/her contract must provide valid evidence to
support the wish to resign. The Executive Board will then vote in normal voting
procedure, being 2/3 vote and the Editor-in-Chief only voting in case of a tie.
AMENDMENT II
In the event an Executive Board member is declined resignation, the party will
then complete his/her duties as an Executive board member.
In the event an Executive Board member is successful in the bid for a resignation,
then several steps must be carried out before the one has finished his/her duties at The
Clarion Call:
(1). The party who wishes to resign must find a replacement for his/her position.
(2). The replacement must be trained and be familiar with the job so that he/she
may be able to carry out their expected duties as listed in Article II.
(3). The incoming Executive Board member must also sign a contract that will be
valid for the remainder of the school term year.
(4). The Executive Board may oversee the transition between the resigning
Executive Board member and his/her successor to ensure they are trained to meet Article
II.
AMENDMENT III
The position of Business Manager is added to Article III, Executive Positions.
The Amendment will be Section 11 and shall read:
Section 11, Business Manager
The Business Manager is responsible for upholding the yearly contract signed by
the Student Senate and The Clarion Call in September 1989, which states that The
Clarion Call generates ad revenue that does not revert to the Clarion Student Association.
The Business Manager will provide a monthly financial statement to the Advisor and the
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AMENDMENT IV
At the end of the school term, each editor is responsible for training the newly
elected Executive Board member.
An Executive Board member who wishes to keep his/her position for another term
may reapply and be voted on according to The Clarion Call voting procedure.
Added October, 1997
AMENDMENT V
Position of Managing Editor is added to Article III, Executive Positions. The
amendment will be Section 12 and shall read:
Section 12, Managing Editor
The Managing Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief.
He/she shall be responsible for coordination and collection of classified ads along with
the layout and design of the Classifieds section and may limit material from publication
which is in violation of the law. He/she will be responsible for assisting the Editor-inChief, Section Editors, and Managers in relevant situations relating to their positions
when necessary. He/she shall oversee any positions of an Executive Board member in the
event they are unable to fulfill their duties for a particular time period, and should possess
the skills/training necessary to fill in for said Executive Board member. He/she shall be
responsible for coordinating or assisting in special projects designated and related to The
Clarion Call.
AMENDMENT VI
Position of On-Line Editor is added to Article III, Executive Positions. The
amendment will be Section 13 and shall read:
Section 13, The On-Line Editor
The On-Line Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief. The
On-Line Editor shall be responsible for the layout and design of The Clarion Call on-line
on the World Wide Web. The On-Line Editor will recruit and maintain a staff that will
assist in accomplishing this task. He/she will be responsible for editing the copy to ensure
that it is within bounds of the law. He/she shall be responsible for awarding co-curricular
credit to those communication majors who merit it.
AMENDMENT VII
The requirement that a student must serve on the Executive Board for an entire
year (Article I, Article II Section 1) may be waived if (1) the student has already served
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second semester. The student must inform the Executive Board that they plan to serve for
only a semester during the application process.
Added May, 2005
AMENDMENT VIII
In addition to Article II, Elections, the following sections will be added and shall
read:
Section 5, Secret Ballot Voting
During all elections, resignation hearings and removal hearings, for positions on
the Executive Board and for Faculty Advisor, the vote will be held through secret ballot
and will require a 2/3 majority vote of the Executive Board to pass.
Section 6, Quorum
For all general meetings of the Executive Board, a quorum shall be six members
of the Executive Board. For a vote regarding elections for Executive Board members or
Faculty Advisors, or to amend the Constitution, a quorum shall be 2/3 of the Executive
Board.
Section 7, Voting
All motions will be voted on by the Executive Board. A simply majority of
quorum (the members present) will pass a motion unless another majority (such as 2/3 of
the Executive Board) is indicated elsewhere in this Constitution. The Editor-in-Chief
votes only in case of a tie. The Faculty Advisor(s) do not vote.
Added November, 2005
AMENDMENT IX
The positions of Ad Design Manager, Copy and Design Editor, Circulation
Manager and Photo Editor shall be removed from The Clarion Call executive board
employment structure. These positions shall be replaced with the positions named in
sections 14, 15 and 16 of Article III, Executive Positions.
Added April, 2006
AMENDMENT X
The positions of Arts and Entertainment Editor, Design and Layout Editor and the
Advertising Design and Graphics/Photo Editor shall be added to Article III, Executive
Positions. The amendments shall be sections 14, 15 and 16 respectively and shall read:

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Section 14, the Arts and Entertainment Editor
The Arts and Entertainment Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editorin-Chief. He/she shall be responsible for the coordination of entertainment news relevant
to the college. He/she shall be responsible for the recruiting and maintaining a staff of
reporters and for assigning stories in relation to events occurring on or around campus.
He/she may limit material from publication which is in violation of the law. He/she shall
be responsible for editing all entertainment copy submitted for publication in like manner
to the News Editor. He/she shall be responsible for posting office hours, which shall be a
minimum of five (5) hours per week, and shall perform other duties that he/she may be
assigned by the Executive Board. He/she shall be responsible for awarding co-curricular
credit to those communication majors who merit it.
Section 15, the Design and Layout Editor
The Design and Layout Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-inChief. He/she shall be responsible for the coordination of the layout and design of the
newspaper. He/she shall be responsible for editing all layout and design content
associated with the newspaper. He/she shall be responsible for posting office hours,
which shall be a minimum of five (5) hours per week, and shall perform other duties that
he/she may be assigned by the Executive Board. He/she shall be responsible for awarding
co-curricular credit to those communication majors who merit it.
Section 16, the Graphics and Photo Editor
The Graphics and Photo Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-inChief. He/she will be responsible for the coordination of the pictures and graphics
published in the newspaper. He/she shall be responsible for editing all picture and
graphics used. He/she shall be responsible for posting office hours, which shall be a
minimum of five (5) hours per week, and shall perform other duties that he/she may be
assigned by the Executive Board. He/she shall be responsible for awarding co-curricular
credit to those communication majors who merit it.
Added April, 2006
AMENDMENT XI
The position of Graphics and Photo Editor shall be removed from The Clarion
Call executive board employment structure. This position shall be replaced with the
positions named in sections 17 and 18 of Article III, Executive Positions.
Added February, 2009
AMENDMENT XII

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The position of Graphics Editor and the position of Photography Editor shall be
added to Article III, Executive Positions. The amendments shall be sections 17 and 18
respectively and shall read:
Section 17, the Graphics Editor
The Graphics Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief. He/she
shall be responsible for the coordination of all graphics relevant to publication including
but not limited to section graphics, info boxes, page design and advertising. He/she shall
be responsible for posting office hours, which shall be a minimum of ten (10) hours per
week, and shall perform other duties that he/she may be assigned by the Executive Board.
He/she shall be responsible for recruiting and maintaining a staff of graphic designers and
assigning them graphics for publication. He/She will be responsible for creating all
graphics necessary for publication and editing them to print specifications. He/ she shall
be responsible for awarding co-curricular credit to those communication majors who
merit it.
Section 18, the Photography Editor
The Photography Editor shall be elected in like manner to the Editor-in-Chief.
He/she shall be responsible for the coordination of photographs relevant to important
news, photo essays, sports events and feature stories. He/she shall be responsible for
posting office hours, which shall be a minimum of ten (10) hours per week, and shall
perform other duties that he/she may be assigned by the Executive Board. He/she shall be
responsible for recruiting and maintaining a staff of photographers and assigning them
photos every publication week. He/She will be responsible for gathering all photos
necessary for publication and editing them to print specifications. He/ she shall be
responsible for awarding co-curricular credit to those communication majors who merit
it.

AMENDMENT XIII
As listed in Article III, Executive Positions, all editors and staff members listed
shall no longer be expected to hold a minimum of ten (10) office hours per week.
All editors and staff members as listed in Article III, Executive Positions, will be
expected to hold a minimum of five (5) office hours. These office hours may only be
completed on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesday office hours must
take place before 12 p.m. (noon) to count as official office hours. Office hours are not to
be completed after 12 p.m. (noon) on newspaper publication day (Wednesday).
Added February, 2009