A. The newspaper will address national, state, local and campus issues that affect El Camino College students, The El Camino Community College district communities and higher education in general.

B. The staff is assured the right to comment editorially upon action(s) of the administration, the board of trustees, the faculty, or the student government on any issue(s).

C. Books, films, plays and other entertainment determined by the staff to be of interest to El Camino College students will be reviewed and published.

D. Current, relevant on-campus news will be given priory in news space.

E. Letters to the editor reflecting broad student opinion will be published, as well as those of other on or off-campus constituencies when appropriate.

F. The newspaper will cover both points of view on controversial matters considered to be of major importance.

G. The newspaper staff recognizes the liability undertaken in its behalf by the board of trustees, and thus remains committed to function responsibly.

H. The faculty advisers will supervise the newspaper’s production and encourage professional journalistic and ethnical standards.

I. The staff of the El Camino College student newspaper will comply with applicable state and federal statues and the policies of El Camino Community College District board of trustees.

J. Letters to the editor must be signed must be signed and received one week before publication in the Union office, Communications Room 109. Letters are subject to editing for space, libel, obscenity and distruption of the educational process.