student magazines

The curiosity to know how other people dress, eat and move about is inherent in almost all of us. We are always fascinated by other people. This keenness is more among the young people, particularly the students. Magazines, to some extent, soothe this inquisitiveness among the students in a candid, insightful, and compassionate way. They serve as a mirror to the contemporary culture.

It is impossible to get all our personal and social activities reflected in one magazine. So, we have different magazines to deal with different topics, touching almost all shades of human life. Some of the important topics which magazines deal with are :

1. News.

2. Business Affairs.

3. Computer and Technology.

4. Current Affairs.

5. Marketing.

6. Science and Nature.

7. Engineering.

8. Fashion and Beauty.

9. Health.

10. Travel.

11. Sports and Outdoor Life.

Student Magazines are usually published by students for students. Some commercial publishers also publish Student Magazines, after studying their various requirements and after judging the marketing possibilities. Though all magazines help the readers in one way or other, there are magazines offering certain useful information like:

1. Information about Colleges and Universities.

2. Courses offered.

3. Fees structure.

4. Accomodation.

5. Loans and grants.

6. Career opportunities.

But there are a few magazines which give focus only on personal, social, gender or any topic which promotes wider circulation and profit. Subjects like sex, fashion and beauty come under this category. They give wide publicity to jewllery, shoes,etc to reflect the latest beauty news, "to keep you ahead of the pack." However, the magazines, which highlight sex and sexual problems, obviously, gain a better market.

Feminism and feminist activities have undergone great changes.They have changed our attitudes to sex. So, many a magazine today is devoted to discuss the female problems, both personal and social. This kind of magazines attract a huge reading public. They do good by keeping the girls aware of the biological and reproductive life. The harm being done by such magazines, if any, has not been fully realized so far. The recent argument coming from the female writers is that only women can understand a woman's problems and only the female writers can truthfully reproduce female experience.Anyhow, these magazines have become very useful.

Sports magazines have a steady and permanent circulation. The human interest in sports and games can never fade away. A campus is the right place to encourage interest in sports. Sports magazines keep the students updated about competitions going on at different places and also give the latest achievements reached in the international competitions.

Engineering has always been a keen subject, the key to scientific developments. It is very essential for the students to keep themselves updated about the latest discoveries and technological developments. Due to the rapid speed with which this vital subject branches out, magazines too try to catch up with it. Almost every Engineering College or University publishes information about the courses it offers. Student Magazines touch upon all maiden scientific discoveries and also provide news about new projects undertaken by the students. The most fascinating subject in science today is Information Technology. Magazines like PC Authority, Desktop, Computer World, Electronic News, etc, are very useful magazines.

Business and Economy is a subject which no one can ignore. One has to keep the track of the latest market behaviour and the fluctuation in the share market. There are a number of magazines on Market and Economy to which the students contribute. They also give an idea about the availability of different domestic and industrial products.

Magazines dealing with health care are of two types. One is for the general reading public and the other is meant for the medical students. 'A sound mind cannot exist in an unsound mind' is a sound saying. These magazines discuss common health problems, offer expert medical advice in maintaining good health and make the students aware of some deadly illness conquering us today. In short, they teach us how to make healthy choices in life and how to enjoy our body.

Another magazine catching up and becoming very popular is Online magazine. It gives easy access to students. It also gives complete information about all magazines published from different parts of the globe. It is simple and direct too. Therefore, it is very likely to replace the print medium.

Magazines on travel and tourism serve a great sevice. They tell us how and where to travel. We get a clear knowledge about tourist packages and student concessions. News about student exchange program is a useful information we get from these magazines.

Magazines dealing with interior decoration, music, photography, animals, gardening, etc. cannot be, in any way, treated as unimportant. In the same way, those dealing with psychology, philosophy, etc too have their own importance in life. A good student enters the library to read all kinds of magazines to keep himself up to date about the contemporary life.

Magazines are published everywhere. It is difficult to give all the names here. Moreover, one can easily get details of magazines from the website. However, the names of a few magazines published from America are given below as specimen:

1. American Careers.

2. Black Collegian.

3. Campus Circle.

4. College Bond.

5. College Outlook.

6. Student Leader.

7. Study Breaks.

8. URChicago.

Magazines motivate the students to read and encourage the habit of writing. They offer essays and articles, considering the age and the capacity of the students to assimilate. Some of the readers are able to transcend their dislike of books by cultivating the reading habit through magazins. These magazines also promote research activities among the students. Above all, these magazines constitute the real spongy side of an academic life.

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