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Student Publications The Horizon

The Horizon, Westmont’s newspaper, is published by students each week and features news and views on a variety of issues and topics.

The Horizon is available Tuesday afternoons in several locations, including the post office, the dining commons, and the library. To inquire about contributing to the paper or serving on the staff, contact the co-editors, Emily Washburn or Rachel Clyde. 

Subscriptions

Subscriptions

The Horizon is a great way for parents and friends of Westmont to stay connected and get weekly glimpses of life, events, and issues being discussed on campus. A full year subscription is $65 and a semester subscription is $40.

Subscribe

Website

Website

Click on the link below to see articles from recent Horizon issues. The Horizon website also has articles from past years and postings from its Twitter account.

Website

Advertising

Advertising

The Westmont community that The Horizon reaches includes 1,200 students, 90 full-time faculty, 210 staff members, and parents and alumni subscribers. Buying a spread on the Horizon pages is a great way to advertise to our many readers. 

Questions and submissions can be directed to the Business Manager, Thabani Ntombela, at tntombela@westmont.edu.


Policies

  • The deadline for submission and payment is 5 p.m. the Friday before the issue comes out. 
  • Advertisements may be submitted in the form of a hard copy or via email in JPEG, TIFF, PDF, or PNG formats with a minimum resolution of 300dpi. 
  • The Horizon will not run ads for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, movies that appeal to prurient interests, religious doctrine contrary to the stance of the college, or promotions for questionable materials. 
  • Political advertising may be run only if it is labeled "paid advertisement" and lists the sponsoring organization. 
  • Federal statues require that advertisement having the appearance of news or editorial material must be labeled "advertisement."

Terms of Payment

  • All checks shall be made to "The Horizon."
  • All payments must be made in advance.
  • A fee of $20 is charged for all ads designed by The Horizon.

Advertising Rates per Issue

Size orientation color price
Full Page (10.17" x 13")   B&W
Color
$257
$282.5
1/2 Page (10.17" x 6.5") Horizontal B&W
Color
$127.5
$137.5
1/4 Page (5.085" x 6.5")   B&W
Color
$65
$70
1/8 Page (5.085" x 3.25") Horizontal B&W
Color
$32.5
$35
1/8 Page (3.25" x 5.085") Vertical B&W
Color
$32.5
$35
Web Advertisement   Color $50
Classified Ads (75 words maximum)     $12.5

Discounts

Discounts are applied for advertisements placed in consecutive issues.

number of consecutive issues discount percentage
10 15%
6 10%
4 5%
Publication Dates

Publication Dates for Fall 2018

Issue 1 September 11
Issue 2 September 18
Issue 3 September 25
Issue 4 October 2
Issue 5 October 23
Issue 6 October 29
Issue 7 November 6
Issue 8 November 13
Issue 9 November 20
Issue 10 December 4

Publication Dates for Spring 2019

Issue 1 January 29
Issue 2 February 5
Issue 3 Febraury 12
Issue 4 March 5
Issue 5 March 26
Issue 6 April 2
Issue 7 April 9
Issue 8 April 16
Contact Us

Contact Us

Office Hours: Monday, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Horizon Office, Clark A

Email: horizon@westmont.edu

Mail:
The Horizon
MS Q
955 La Paz Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108

Questions for subscriptions and advertising can be directed to the Business Manager, Maggie Hine at mhine@westmont.edu. 

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Horizon Staff

Horizon Co-Editor-in-Chief

Emily Washburn

ewashburn@westmont.edu

Horizon Co-Editor-in-Chief

Rachel Clyde

rclyde@westmont.edu

Horizon Advisor

Aaron Sizer

asizer@westmont.edu

Arts & Entertainment Editor

Luke Spicer

Students Editor

Phebe Chang

Photo Editor

Ethan Vaughan

Graphic Editor

Elle Jennings

Business Manager

Maggie Hine

Business Manager also oversees advertising and subscriptions.
See links above for more info.

Advertising Manager

Thomas Mattson 

Sports Editor

Christa Kurkjian

Op-Ed Editor

Rebecca Li

Capstone Editor

Emily Peterson

Design Editor

Charis Guerzo

Copy Editor

Keziah Olson

Copy Editor

Abby Watson

Social Media and Website Manager

Jordan Douthit

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