The Aviso AVW

  Two years ago at this time, I had recently applied for and been given the job of staff writer for The Aviso. I was both excited and apprehensive about joining the staff—I had only just switched to journalism as a major a matter of weeks before. We had a meeting to get to know [...]

  With the end of the year upon us, we have many things to look forward to. The end of classes you never thought would end, graduation and glorious summer break. The end of the year brings big changes to our lives and gives us the chance to look forward to encountering new experiences. At [...]

  It is so hard to believe that the final week of school has started. Some people still have a year or two left of college, but I only have 11 days. The hardest thing to believe is that I will never go to another college class again, not have college work to finish. This [...]

  If you have been paying attention this semester, the sports section has added a new feature into the fray: the Pioneer Focus. Briefly, the Pioneer Focus is a feature that we have run every week this semester about one of the Pioneer athletes. The feature highlights the athlete’s accomplishments and has him/her answer a [...]

  Senate Notebook is an idea that evolved for me over time.  As the news editor, I was covering a lot of stories that had a political tone and dealt with Student Senate. After going to one Senate meeting to find out about some rumors following a story last fall, I was shocked to find [...]

  Interested in writing? Like to take photos? Have a knack for video? The Aviso AVW is currently accepting applications for next year’s staff. Staff positions are paid and include the opportunity to earn applied credit. Students need not be communication arts/journalism majors to apply—in fact, we welcome applicants from other majors. We are seeking [...]

  From now until the end of March, you can win a free Aviso t-shirt by commenting on stories as part of our Featured Feedback contest. We’ll be selecting the best comment posted between now and March 31. The winning commenter will receive a t-shirt sporting The Aviso AVW’s new logo—a fantastic addition to any wardrobe. [...]

  In our last issue (Feb. 28), we ran an opinion piece by a non-staff member that generated quite a few comments and even a bit of controversy. The article in question addressed the behavior of students—specifically Bible and theology majors—and encouraged them to live up to their Christian calling. We ended up getting quite [...]

  During my sophomore year, it was my job to post all the stories on TheAviso.org. However, the original website was very rough. There was very little that could be accomplished through it. Pictures were very difficult if not impossible to load, and it looked very unprofessional when the posts were finally uploaded. My junior [...]

  At the beginning of last semester, The Aviso AVW invited students to submit designs for a new logo for TheAviso.org. After several months of planning and designing the new logo, we are pleased to announce that sophomore computer science major Ryan Ford is the winner of the logo contest. Ryan’s design has appeared on [...]