Students at Carroll Community College with a flair for writing and an interest in gathering news are producing a new, completely online student newspaper called The-Quill. The first issue was launched August 29, 2011.

This is the second time students have published a newspaper at Carroll Community College. Many years ago, the first newspaper was called The Carroll Chronicle and was printed and distributed in hard copy on campus.
The-Quill Editor Luke Fisher said, "I think that Carroll needed to provide the students a voice with a newspaper that offered fair and unbiased news. We want to focus on issues that directly affect the students of Carroll."

Stories in the first issue included an interview with Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis, and an investigative look at textbook prices.

The deadlines for the newspaper are bi-weekly, but articles will appear as they are written so that content stays fresh, Fisher said. The-Quill will be promoted via Facebook, Twitter, and RSS Feeds.

"I took on the project to develop the newspaper, so it was sort of assumed by the other members that I would be editor. It's a big responsibility, but one I believe I'm prepared for," Fisher said.

"There was a cost issue in having a physical, paper edition of The-Quill," Fisher said. "We also felt that we could reach a larger audience of people through the Internet. Most importantly, we wanted to be 'green.' Printing a paper edition would not have been environmentally-friendly."

The link for the student newspaper is available on the homepage of the college's website and at http://the-quill.org/.

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