Junior journalism major Christian Orozco will take over as the new editor in chief of the Campus Times for the spring 2013 semester, and senior journalism major Alex Forbess will serve as the editor in chief for La Verne Magazine in spring.

Sophomore journalism and speech communication major Lauren Creiman will take on the position of editor in chief for La Verne Magazine for fall semester 2012, and sophomore radio broadcasting major Corey Smee will serve as program director for Leo FM for the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded the Campus Times online publication for its excellence in content and design with a Gold Crown Award last month in the association’s annual contest.

A changing of the guard for La Verne Magazine and the Campus Times is taking place in spring 2012 as Jason Cox and Christina Collins Burton take over the editor in chief positions for the publications.

With the school year coming to an end, the communications department is already gearing up for fall 2011 – preparing new leaders for its media outlets the Campus Times, La Verne Magazine and LeoFM.

This semester the La Verne Magazine is under the leadership of its new editor in chief, Angie Marcos.

In anticipation of the  spring  semester, communications department faculty have selected new editors in chief for both the Campus Times newspaper and the La Verne Magazine.