LINFIELD STUDENT NEWSPAPER: It was ‘Linfield Review,’ in 1968, it became ‘Linews’ (sometimes ‘The Linews’) and, in 1990, it became; 'Linfield Review’ again
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“Founded as the Baptist College at McMinnville in 1858 and shortened to McMinnville College in 1883, it became Linfield College in 1922. As of July 1, 2020, Linfield College (became) Linfield University,” said Linfield.edu
The college’s/university’s student newspaper is the Linfield Review. But, it wasn’t always called that. For a while, it was Linews (which morphed into “The Linews.”)
On page 1 of the first Linews, April 25, 1968, was a Linews editorial board message headlined ‘New staff states new policy’ directed to students, faculty members and administration. Message says Linews will “print news which has the most direct impact on the majority of readers.”
A story in the April 27, 1968, Salem, Ore., Oregon Statesman, said, “After 72 years as the Linfield College student newspaper, the Linfield Review, a weekly, has as a new name. “With Thursday’s “ (April 25, 1968) “edition the newspaper becomes Linews.”
The final edition of the newspaper as Linews was March 9, 1990. The name Linfield Review resumed with the newspaper’s March 15, 1990, edition.
An editorial in the March 15, 1990, Review said it reverted from Linews to Linfield Review in part because:
- the Linews name is one “we have all come to loathe.”
- the “vast majority of current and past editors of The Linews the past four years have hated the name. We have all considered ‘The Linews’ a sophomoric, cutesy name that doesn’t mesh with this newspaper’s mission to publish the most responsible, informative newspaper we can. We believe we deserve a more dignified title.”
Posted here:
=April 27, 1968, Salem, Ore., Oregon Statesman, story headlined, “Linfield Newspaper Changes Name, Look.”
== “New staff states new policy” page 1 of first ever Linews of Thur. April 25, 1968.
== Editorial “The Linfield Review” reinstated as name, March 15, 1990, Linfield Review, editorial page.
==Editorial from April 18, 1968, Review headlined ‘Number 30’ reprinted on March 15, 1990, Linfield Review, editorial page.
==Staff box from March 15, 1990, Linfield Review, editorial page.
POSTSCRIPT --
=Thanks for assistance of Rich Schmidt, Linfield archivist.
=The 1970 edition of Linfield Oak Leaves student yearbook was billed as the last. It wasn’t. There were subsequent editions. But now it's dead, unless ...
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Linfield Paper is Honored
Salem, Ore., Capital Journal, Sat., April 12, 1969
McMINNVILLE – The Linews, the weekly student newspaper at Linfield College, received a First Class rating from the Associated Collegiate Press at the University of Minnesota for its fall semester issues
The Linews competed with other college newspapers of its size from across the country. The judging was done by professional newspaper people.
The Linfield newspaper was ranked high for its news and sports coverage, editorials and news writing.
Dave Sevall, Roseburg, was the fall semester Linews editor. Other key positions were Rusty Rae, Renton, Wash., managing editor; Charles Humble, Myrtle Point, sports editor; Jim Freauff, Portland, business manager; and Prof. Charlotte Filer, advisor.
Among others on the fall staff were Jim Schaeffer, John Dolan, and Roy Helser Jr., McMinnville.
