Clark’s student-run newspaper serves the college community by providing readers with timely and factual information and by providing a forum for public expression. The college newspaper is also a learning laboratory where student staffers garner real-world experience as reporters, editors, photojournalists and managers.
In one format or another -- as The Independent, the Penguin’s Progress, The Clark Junior College Sentinel, or The Penguin Bulletin, to name just a few identities -- the publication has served the college community for more than 70 years.
Publication is weekly, every other Wednesday throughout the fall, winter and spring quarters.
Pick up a copy from a college news rack or check out The Independent on social media
Or contact an individual staff member by e-mail:
- Jim Evans -- editorinchief@students.clark.edu
- Anna Shakina -- managingeditor@students.clark.edu
- Alla Drokina -- copyeditor@students.clark.edu
- Patti Sisco -- businessmanager@students.clark.edu
- Hannah Swader -- advertisingmanager@students.clark.edu
- Nick Parton -- newseditor@students.clark.edu
- Jason Frick -- sportseditor@students.clark.edu
- Jackson Zeiner -- opinioneditor@students.clark.edu
- Thomas Steffl -- lifeeditor@students.clark.edu
- Aleksi Lepisto -- photoeditor@students.clark.edu
- Bradley York -- designmanager@students.clark.edu
- Adviser: Dee Anne Finken -- dfinken@clark.edu
- Writing coach : Jim Camin -- jcamin@clark.edu
- The Independent:
Phone - (360) 992-2412
Fax - (360) 992-2022



