The Opinion section welcomes submissions from all undergraduate UConn students. Those interested in writing for Opinion can come to a meeting on Sundays at 5 PM in The Daily Campus building or email opinion@dailycampus.com.
While all community members are welcome to submit their work, The Daily Campus is not obligated to respond to or publish any submission. Due to the volume of community engagement, we will not respond to submissions that are not in line with our editorial guidelines. A full list of up-to-date opinion section standards for all articles can be found at this link.
Op-eds are a kind of submission reserved for undergraduate and graduate students at UConn writing specifically on behalf of their membership in a particular group or community here. This could be as a student of a particular subject, participant in a RSO or political organization, or member of an underrepresented group here. Submissions connect personal experiences to advocacy regarding issues at UConn or of interest to UConn students.
Limit your Op-Ed to 400 words. Letters must be emailed to opinion@dailycampus.com. Include your full name as well as your year and major, year of graduation or position on campus. Include a phone number and email address where you can be reached. This is for verification purposes only and will not be printed.
Culture Shock is a column for underrepresented and marginalized UConn students to anonymously discuss their stories and experiences as members of those groups at UConn. This includes, but is not limited to: students of color, women, persons with disabilities and the LGBTQIA+ community. Culture Shock was created in collaboration with UConn Collaborative Organizing (UCCO) and the NAACP UConn Chapter.
Entries can take many forms, such as written columns, artwork or poetry. If you do write something, keep it between 400-500 words. Submit pieces here and email any artwork to opinion@dailycampus.com. This column is not a call-out space — it is an anonymous forum for UConn students to share their experiences on campus. Any identifying information — such as names or apartment numbers — will be edited out. We will do our best to publish all articles that are submitted within a week, but we do retain the right to send articles back for edits if they do not meet our editorial standards of professionalism and respect. We only ask for your name and email address to confirm that you are a UConn student. Your personal information will not be shared in any way, shape or form.
Letters to the Editor are written by members of the community who are not undergraduate or graduate students. The Daily Campus is student-run and exists primarily to give a platform to the students at UConn. When non-students have an important message they wish to share with the community, we encourage them to write Letters to the Editor
To have a letter printed in The Daily Campus, please follow the guidelines listed below: Limit your letter to 250-400 words Letters must be emailed to opinion@dailycampus.com. Include your full name as well as your year and major, year of graduation or position on campus. If you are not affiliated with the University of Connecticut, please include your town of residence. Include a phone number and email address where you can be reached. This is for verification purposes only and will not be printed.
