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Submission Guidelines
- Anything you submit to The Crest may be used again in any way shape or form. The Crest reserves the right to change this policy at any time.
- Guest essays are subject to editorial staff review and approval before appearing online. The essay should not exceed 750 words and any statements or arguments made should be grounded in facts or supported by evidence. Any facts or evidence should be properly attributed to a credible source.
- Guest essays voice opinions at the author (s)’ own risk. The Crest is not liable to you for damages of any kind in connection with The Crest.
- Libelous claims or statements that misrepresent a person or people will not be approved. We reserve the right to delete or edit content for reasons we deem appropriate.
- Defamation of public figures will not be approved. Public figures include, but are not limited to, St. Thomas officials, faculty, employees and students.
- Profanity or vulgar language will not be approved. We will not print material with obscene vocabulary.
- As in the case of comments, a first name, last name and email address must be submitted to The Crest editors. Guest essays face the same level of scrutiny and standards as comments. If approved, the author’s name(s) will be used in the post – unless such use places the author(s) in danger of harm or the confidentiality is necessary for public interest.
- Material submitted to The Crest must be original. Content that has been published elsewhere (website, blog, etc.) will not be considered.
- Advertising and spam will not be approved. Paid advertising is an important revenue source for The Crest, and allowing commercial speech or links unrelated to the factuality of the post would be unfair to our sponsors.
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