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Tim Ruzzo
  • Communication
  • Class of 2013
  • Colchester, CT

Eastern Student Timothy Ruzzo is a Writer for the Campus Lantern Newspaper

2012 Mar 13

Timothy Ruzzo '12 of Colchester, CT is a member of the Campus Lantern at Eastern Connecticut State University. Ruzzo is majoring in Communication. Ruzzo is treasurer of the club.

The mission of the Campus Lantern is to inform and educate the campus community about news and events happening on campus, to create a place where students can gather and discuss topics important to them, and to provide a source of valuable truthful journalism for the student body and beyond.

During the fall semester, the students in the Campus Lantern Club published six issues of the Campus Lantern student newspaper to bring attention to important events and issues on campus. Campus Lantern writers covered everything from on-campus events such as the Salman Rushdie lecture to the Occupy protests occurring on Wall Street and elsewhere. The student newspaper also added a new "Club Spotlight" column to provide students with information about different clubs that are available on campus.

Members of the Campus Lantern believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duties of a Campus Lantern journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility. Members of the Campus Lantern share a dedication to ethical behavior and responsible reporting.

More than 30 percent of the full-time students enrolled at Eastern now participate in at least one club/organization–an increase of almost 10 percent since fall 2007. Students who participate in clubs/organizations excel in the classroom and do better academically than students who do not participate. In spring 2011, almost 1,200 students participating in clubs had an average GPA of 3.10, much higher than the 2.87 average for those students not taking part in any of the nearly 70 clubs/organizations.

Clubs/organizations planned and implemented almost 600 events last academic year. These programs have a direct impact on the daily life of all students on Eastern's campus. The programs range from social to educational, physical to spiritual, and civic engagement programs that equally affect the community.

Eastern Connecticut State University is part of the Connecticut State University System(CSUS) and is the state's public liberal arts university. Eastern serves more than 5,500students each year on its Willimantic campus.