The Ridgeline
| The Ridgeline | |
| Type | Research Bulletin |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1919 |
| Closure | 1949 |
| Founders | Theodore Crenshaw |
| Ruling body | Oakridge Institute of Forestry and Land Sciences |
| Affiliations | Oakridge College, The Briarmont Beacon |
Overview
Named for the part of the landscape that Hartwell's operation never reached and a place with the best view of all the surrounding area.
Description
The Ridgeline is the student publication of Oakridge College, successor to The Oakridge Record. It emerged in the late 1960s or early 1970s as the institute completed its transition to college status, and has operated under that name since. It is produced in print, student-led, and carries a broader editorial range than its predecessor: long-form reporting, opinion, cultural commentary, and writing that engages directly with the college's history and its relationship to Briarmont and the surrounding land.
The name comes from the ridgeline above Briarmont is the upper coastal ridge where the old-growth redwood that survived Hartwell Timber Operations' clearing, a part of the landscape the operation could not economically reach.
Origin
The move from The Record to The Ridgeline marked a change in the College as well as the editorial club's identity. The late 1960s and early 1970s were a period in which student publications across American higher education were asserting editorial independence and broadening their scope. The Oakridge paper underwent its own version of this shift. The Ridgeline name is a particularly local claim to independence that defines the college.
History
The Ridgeline has operated continuously since its founding, with the usual irregularities in production frequency that characterise most student publications.
Credits
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