The Campus Paper and its History

A campus paper is a version of the national newspaper within an academic institution.

• true

• false

With the advent of Campus Journalism Act of 1991, otherwise known as __________, the establishment of campus publication in basic education and in higher learning institutions has been legalized.

• Republic Act 1898

• Republic Act 7079

• Republic Act 7970

• Republic Act 1002

All campus/school papers are of the same size.

• True

• False

Learning institutions may collect a campus paper fee that can finance a release of a newsletter, a tabloid, a magazine, a broadsheet and sometimes a literary folio.

• True

• False

Campus journalism serves as a means to strengthen the ethical values and to encourage the creative and critical thinking of the Filipino youth. It also helps in developing the personal discipline and moral character of the young.

• True

• False

Campus journalism is one of the least effective means of teaching students the basic and advanced writing techniques and does not include in them the values of work and fair judgment

• True

• False

The primary cause of a campus paper is to create a campus conductive for learning and to advance the quality of education.

• True

• False

According to Jesus Valenzuela, the El Liliputiense was published in 1890 in ________.

• Ateneo de Manila University

• University of the Philippines

• University of Santo Tomas

• Philippine Normal University

Oscar Manalo, Narciso Matienzo and Virgilio Monteloyola argued that campus journalism in the country started when the University of the Philippines published The College Folio in 1910.

• True

• False

The College Folio is now known as:

• The Varsitarian

• The Coconut

• The Vox

• The Philippine Collegian.