The Independent Collegian

The Independent Collegian was first published in 1919 as The Universi-Teaser. It was renamed The Campus Collegian three years later. In 1962, it was renamed again to The Collegian.[1]

In early 1993, two former Collegian editors started a rival publication, Spectrum,[3] which was published in full color.[4] At the time, The Collegian was a published in black-and-white, with occasional spot color runs for special occasions such as Valentine's Day.[5] In response, The Collegian switched to full-color publication on September 20, 1993, although the news that The Collegian was planning to do so was first published in August by Spectrum, rather than by The Collegian itself.[6]

After many years as an official service of the University of Toledo, The Collegian staff negotiated a split with the university in 2000, moving from offices in the Student Union to off-campus headquarters and renaming the paper to The Independent Collegian. The newspaper is now legally and financially independent of the university.[1]

The Independent Collegian's first home after independence was on Dorr Street, and in 2003, the newspaper moved to 2132 Middlesex Drive, next to the now-shuttered Dowd, Nash and White residence halls. In the fall of 2012, the newspaper moved on campus to a suite in Carlson Library. It remains an independent newspaper, operated by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, the Collegian Media Foundation.[7]

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