JCU’s World View provides a new outlook

The first edition of World View made its campus debut earlier this month, featuring stories, memoirs and pictures collected by John Carroll students in an effort to challenge readers’ view of the world in which we live.

The first edition of World View made its campus debut earlier this month, featuring stories, memoirs and pictures collected by John Carroll students in an effort to challenge readers’ view of the world in which we live.
The first issue of World View marks the beginning of what those involved in the magazine hope becomes a JCU tradition.
Josh Marcin, a junior and editor in chief of World View, has big plans for the magazine.
“The goal when we created this – when we got the approval – is we really wanted to institutionalize this. We really wanted this to last past our time here. It’s really looking promising,” he said.
The magazine’s mission is to challenge the way we see the world by featuring examples of service, updates on world issues and raising awareness and action to respond for the needs of human rights and challenge the status quo for the sake of humanity.
Not only does World View bring students news about international struggle for human service and humanity, another goal is to help others more locally.
There are projects around the University dedicated to serving others and Marcin hopes that World View will be influential in them as well.
“It’s good for something like Labre,” said Marcin. “Even having an article on Labre could expand something like that.”
Marcin noted that World View could boost interest and participation in immersion trips, as well as the new Poverty and Solidarity Internship Program.
“If a student has an atypical experience, like an internship or something like that, the magazine could expand knowledge about something others could learn and take from,” said Marcin.
In the first issue, there are at least three examples of personal experiences and memoirs from the authors.
Included in these are personal accounts of hands-on service work, with pictures and quotes from people they came into contact with at various places.
Because the stories are so personal, World View initiatives are based on the students themselves.
The magazine will feature articles based on any students who wish to share in the magazine.
“We’re sort of reaching out to students around campus. If you have pictures from immersion, a story you can share, something you wrote, [World View will accept them]. We could attract people who are not as involved,” said Marcin.
The magazine production is funded by a collection of representatives from offices around campus, as well as fund-raisers, according to Marcin.
He acknowledged that JCU faculty and staff comprised of professors and administrators alike, ranging from the office of the president and vice president to teachers from multiple departments on campus, raised or donated money for World View.
“Luckily we have enough funding to print out at least two more issues before we have to start more fund raising. Between this and The Carroll News we can cover every issue around Carroll,” he said.
“I would love it if it was here 60 years from now,” said Marcin. “I really think this is going to be here for the long term.”

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