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The U of S Official Student Paper Media Kit & Rate Card

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the Sheaf

What do we offer?
As students, our editorial team is completely connected to daily life at the U of S, and therefore have an inside look at all aspects of the campus community. The U of S has an enrolment of over 20,000 graduate and undergraduate students, with an additional 7,000 employees who help bring the campus to life everyday. Our target demographic is aged 18-25, highly-educated, tech-savy, and interested in upward mobility. Our concise format means we are a cover to cover paper, meaning certain exposure for your brand. The Sheaf publishes a weekly print edition at 4,500 copies, with over 20 distribution locations around the U of S. Multiple daily updates to our website ensures U of S students can turn to the Sheaf for breaking news at any time. With our mobile edition, readers can get their Uof S news on the go, anywhere. The U of S has extensive WiFi coverage, keeping students connected wherever they are on campus. Full copies of the paper can be found in our online archive at thesheaf.com

Direct student engagement. Since the first issue of the

paper was published in November 1912, the Sheaf has been the official student newspaper of the U of S. For 100 years, the Sheaf has been giving students the news they want. The Sheaf is the first place students go to look for news on campus life and culture, and is one of the top outlets for student views.

High-quality journalism. Our audience views our quality

to be comparable to that of other free papers such as Planet S, Metro and the Verb. As a founding member of Canadian University Press, we are regularly published across Canada.

A complete package. We fully embrace the media through

which our readership communicates by having a platform fully embrace the media through which our readership communicates by having a platform-agnostic news strategy, engaging our readers via Twitter, Facebook, and blogs with exclusive web content. During the 2011/2012 year, we had an average of 1,500 unique visitors per day, with an average of 7,500 ad impressions per week.

We are where students live, work and play.

Publication Schedule 2012/2013

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January 2013 M 7 T 1 8 W 2 9 T 3 F 4 S 5 Important Dates

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January 3 First day of classes Term 2 February 18-23 Reading week April 9 Last day of classes Term 2 April 11 - 29 Term 2 exams

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