The Stentor

Issue date: 4/24/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Will Pittinos The first Daily Click showed Ruben Jimenez serving gyros in the dining hall, in a picture taken by Pittinos.

Visitors to the College's website in the past month have noticed a new feature - the Daily Click. The small box in the lower right-hand corner of the site's main page displays a different picture of a campus-related activity every day.

"It seemed like a good way to keep the home page fresh," said Web Coordinator Will Pittinos, the creator of the Daily Click, "and to give prospective students a slice of Forester life."

"I proposed the idea to Liz [Libby] after talking to a few people and after checking out some other college's websites," said Pittinos. After further discussions with members of the Department of Communications and Marketing, the Daily Click went live on March 18. Communications Coordinator Lindsay Beller came up with the name.

Pittinos is the primary provider of the photos, but he welcomes submissions from anyone.

"We would prefer that people start submitting them," he continued, "so that it's an even more 'real' snap of campus life."

In the future, some historical photos may be added to the site.

"As an incoming student, the Daily Click gives an inside look at life on the Lake Forest College campus," said current high school senior and future Lake Forest student Katherine Lymn. "It's a great way to show the variety on campus."

The response has been strong, according to Pittinos. The Daily Click, hosted by the photo sharing website Flickr, has received 1,750 total views since it was launched. That averages to about 75 per day.

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