The Kilikilik

Heidelberg's student newspaper, The Kilikilik, also known as “The Kil,” has been informing the campus community since 1894. The unusual name of the paper stems from an official college cheer published the year before the Kil printed its first issue: “Killi-kilick! Rah!
Rah! …” However, a more popular explanation for the name is that “Kilikilik” is the sound trains make against the tracks as they pass through Tiffin.

Although the Kil initially had a literary focus, through the years it has evolved into a more traditional newspaper, reporting on campus and area news, sports and entertainment. Currently, the Kil is published five times per semester and is distributed across campus.

Spring 2009 publication dates (with deadlines) are: January 30 (January 20); February 13 (February 2); February 27 (February 16); April 3 (March 23); and April 24 (April 14). Letters to the editor, press releases and story ideas may be submitted to the editor in chief via e-mail (please submit letters and press releases as attachments) or via U.S. Mail to: Kilikilik, c/o Dr. Julie O'Reilly, Heidelberg University, 310 E. Market St., Tiffin, OH 44883.

Recent back issues are housed online (below) for the benefit of parents and alumnae/alumni; Beeghly Library also has a microfilm set of Kils from vol. 1 (1894) - vol. 108 (2000) as well as a complete collection of bound volumes.

Any Heidelberg student may join the Kil staff; the Kil is always in need of additional writers, photographers, proofreaders and distributors. Editorial positions may also be available; such positions are filled by the faculty advisor in consultation with the editor in chief. In addition, students who wish to write for the Kil for academic credit may take MED 216: Experiential Learning in News Writing.

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The Kilikilik