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Its writing departments, each headed by an editor, include campus news, city news, sports, arts and entertainment, and opinion. The other non-writing departments, also headed by their own repective editors, include new media, production, copy, and business. The business department, which oversees the newspaper's advertising and finances, is headed by the publisher. The ''Spec'' is currently run by the 130th managing board. First-time writers at Columbia begin their time at the paper with a 1- to 2-month trial period, during which they learn the basics of writing an article and publish their first articles. At some point, when their department editor sees fit, they become staff writers. Each November and December, students run for positions at the paper, a grueling process that takes nearly a month. They begin by "shadowing," or sitting with the current editors or associate editors and learning the editing process. Next they write proposals for their desired position. The students then take an editing test made up by their department editor that tests them on the fundamentals of editing. Finally, they go through the "Turkey Shoot," an interview in which the current managing board grills the applicant on why he feels he would be a good fit for the position. The results of the application process, including the new managing board are announced in mid-December, the weekend before finals. In 2005, the ''Spec'' started printing ''La Página'', a weekly flyer in Spanish with translations of some of the week's English content most relevant to neighborhood readers. Also, the paper has recently launched a series of blogs, aptly named SpecBlogs. They are the first Ivy League paper to do this. The print content is still on the Spectator website. ''SPEC'' ALUMNI
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