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The Bulletin (esubulletin.com) covers Emporia State University graduation logistics in its campus news section. One example in the site's own recent coverage is a staff-written report on fall commencement regalia: it states that seniors graduating in the fall semester had until Nov. 6 to order their cap, gown, and tassel and have the regalia delivered to the bookstore. That article is a student news report, not an official university notice, so treat the dates and steps as a pointer and confirm them with ESU's commencement office or bookstore before acting.
What The Bulletin actually publishes on graduation
The site is the student news outlet of Emporia State University, and graduation-related items appear as standard campus news stories rather than as a dedicated graduation portal. From the site's own front-page excerpts, the relevant pattern looks like this:
| Element | What you'll see |
|---|---|
| Story type | Campus news / student life reporting |
| Typical headline | "Caps, gowns and deadlines: What fall graduates need to know" |
| Byline | Student staff writer or editor (e.g., a staff writer or copy editor) |
| Date format | Month, day, year alongside the byline |
| Core content | Ordering deadlines, regalia items (cap, gown, tassel), delivery to the bookstore |
| Related coverage | Commencement-adjacent events such as the annual Music Gala and its anniversary concert series |
Because these are news articles, they describe what was announced at the time of writing. Deadlines, pickup locations, and ordering links can change each term.
How to locate a graduation story
- Start at the homepage. The Bulletin's front page mixes news, opinion, sports, entertainment, and "Hornet Life" items, so graduation stories sit alongside unrelated coverage.
- Scan headlines for graduation keywords. Terms like "graduates," "regalia," "cap and gown," "commencement," or "deadline" are the fastest signal.
- Open the story and check the byline and date. A student writer's name and a specific date tell you how current the information is.
- Note the concrete facts only. In the example above, the usable facts are the Nov. 6 ordering deadline and bookstore delivery. Anything beyond that — fees, exact pickup windows, late-order rules — is not established by the article.
- Verify against the official source. Cross-check the deadline and process with Emporia State's commencement or registrar pages, or the campus bookstore, before you order.
Expected result: you'll know what The Bulletin reported and when, and you'll have the specific item to confirm officially.
Common snags
- Mistaking a news story for an official notice. The Bulletin is student-produced; it reports on university announcements rather than issuing them.
- Assuming the deadline repeats. A fall regalia deadline reported for one term does not automatically apply to spring or a later year.
- Missing the story because it isn't tagged. Graduation items may appear under general news or student-life categories rather than a "graduation" section.
- Reading an older article as current. Always check the publication date next to the byline.
When The Bulletin is the right place to look
Use The Bulletin if you want context — what the campus community was told, when, and by which student reporter — or if you're researching how the university communicates deadlines. Go directly to official ESU channels if you need to place an order, confirm a date, or resolve a problem with regalia delivery. The Bulletin points you to the deadline; the university confirms it.