The Daily Collegian is looking for anyone with an interest in politics, social concerns, humor or issues affecting Penn State students who would like to address those issues in the form of columns or editorial cartoons for the Opinion page.

The Collegian is especially interested in writers who can avoid broad ideological commentary on national political issues. Those who can pen insightful columns on specific campus, local, state and national issues will receive first consideration.

Columnists are responsible for about 800 words on a weekly basis during the fall semester, and should be ready for a time commitment. Also, columnists should be prepared to do some news reporting with actual sources for their writing. Applicants should expect to have column topics approved by the Opinion page editor.

Editorial cartoonists take local, national and world issues and portray them in a fresh, intelligent and humorous way. They should be ready to bring their own ideas to the paper as well as respond to those of the Collegian Board of Opinion.

If you are a Penn State student interested in either of these two positions, pick up an application at the Collegian office, located in the James Building, 123 S. Burrowes St.

Applications will be accepted from now until 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14. If you have questions, please contact Opinion Editor Brent Burkey by phone at 865-1828 or by e-mail at collegianletters@psu.edu.