Student Government Association has recommended that the USA Today Collegiate Readership Program coordinate with the Student Government Association to adjust the number of newspapers at each location on campus and to implement additional newspaper bins in Siceluff Hall, Brick City, and the Jim D. Morris Center.  SGA has also asked that university administration cover any additional costs stemming from the addition of newspapers and bin locations to account for newspapers taken by faculty and staff members.

SGA’s Student Affairs Committee, headed by Director Abigail Jasinski, tracked newspapers at different on-campus locations for seven consecutive weekdays and found an excess of USA Today newspapers as well as a need for additional copies of The Springfield News-Leader and The New York Times.

Missouri State University currently has a contract with the USA Today Collegiate Readership Program to have the USA Today, The New York Times, and the Springfield News-Leader newspapers delivered to select on-campus locations.  The program is funded through a $3 per semester student fee and an annual $10,000 contribution from the Office of the Provost.  A provision within the contract allows Missouri State University to help determine the appropriate number of copies to be distributed.

For more information, please contact Kinsley Stocum, Director of Communications, at kinsley17@missouristate.edu.