The Bottom Line (TBL) Submitted by Annalise Domenighini

(Photos to be added)

 Introduction

The Bottom Line is a weekly newspaper that prides itself on being an inclusive learning environment for UCSB students interested in investigative journalism and media.

 

2011-2012 Editorial Board for The Bottom Line

2011-2012 saw the largest number of students involved with TBL since it was founded in 2007. Over the course of the year TBL grew from producing weekly 8-page issues during the Fall quarter to producing multiple 20-page issues in Spring quarter.

Highlights

Building off its amazing growth, TBL sent reporters to a number of places this year to report on conferences, rallies, occupy protests and a number of other events.

The January 19-20 UC Regents meeting at University of California, Riverside was attended by writers Tim Fucci and Julian Moore and editors Amanda Garcia and Annalise Domenighini.

The Occupy movement in Isla Vista: members protest the arrest of one occupier outside the IV Foot Patrol office. Writer Travis Taborek covered the majority of the protests and followed the movement in Santa Barbara and Isla Vista during its time in the area.

“Bike Moves” in downtown Santa Barbara a program whose mission is “to get people on their bikes and have a real good time while respecting our community.” TBL Staff Writer Magali Gauthier covered the event.

Bill Gates, among many others, discussed clean energy and the future of power sources at the Wall Street Journal ECO:Nomics Conference in March. Writer Cheyenne Johnson and editors Hannah Davey and Annalise Domenighini reported on the conference.

The 2012 Santa Barbara International Film Festival is always a very exciting community event. Editors Ramon Ravirosa and Minh Nguyen snapped some amazing photos of Martin Scorsese (left)  and Ben Kingsley (right) at the SBIFF premier of Scorsese’s film Hugo.

 Lock-In Fee

To address the financial concerns of both Associated Students and The Bottom Line, many members of the staff and editorial board buckled down and campaigned their hearts out to get students to vote for a lock-in fee of $1.63 per student per quarter.

Executive Managing Editor Amanda Garcia shows off one finished campaign sign.

The lock-in fee didn’t pass by about 200 votes, but those who were involved unanimously agree that the fee’s failure didn’t mean the end for The Bottom Line. All of those involved agree unanimously that the experience drew a lot more attention and readers to the weekly issue and brought members, many of whom now make up the 2012-2013 editorial board, closer together.

 Awards

The Bottom Line was honored to receive two distinct awards this year. The first award was an Esteemed Ally award from the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity commending  TBL for a positive contribution to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer community.

The second award was presented to The Bottom Line by the Office of Student Life for being the most improved student organization..

Executive Managing Editor Amanda Garcia accepts “Most Improved”

Last but not least, The Bottom Line fielded a team for the first ever A.S. Olympics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These photos and awards are just a fraction of the larger picture that is the hard work done by the staff and editorial board of The Bottom Line. With story-pitch meetings every Tuesday, editorial board meetings every night after, and countless hours spent both in and out of the office by all its members, those involved with TBL love what they do and the people they do it with.