The Daily Collegian
The Daily Collegian is the student-operated daily newspaper at the Pennsylvania State University. It is published during the university's school year, and distributed for free on university's main campus. The newspaper's mission is "to publish a quality campus newspaper and to provide a rewarding educational experience for the student staff members."
The first student newspaper at Penn State was the Free Lance, which was first published in 1887. Lack of financial support from students led to its collapse in 1904, but that same year saw the foundation of a new paper, the State Collegian. In 1911, the name of the paper was changed to the Penn State Collegian, and on September 14, 1920, the paper began being published semi-weekly. In 1940, the newspaper was transformed into a non-profit corporation, complete with an elected board of directors, and began daily publishing, changing its name to The Daily Collegian. It was one of the first college daily newspapers. During World War II, the newspaper was only published weekly or semi-weekly, but following the war, in 1949, the paper won the top national award from the Associated Collegiate Press. In 1996, The Digital Collegian was founded, providing online access to all of The Daily Collegian's stories.