''The Gargoyle'' is the student newspaper of

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. It was named after the gargoyle statue in the college building, which was originally created by Frederick Cumberland in emulation of tenth century medieval architecture. ''The Gargoyle'' was established in 1954Levi, Charles. "Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and the University College Lit: The University of Toronto Festivals, 1965-69." ''Historical Studies in Education''. 2006. Web. 23 Oct 2014. http://historicalstudiesineducation.ca/index.php/edu_hse-rhe/article/view/348/423 as the first regularly appearing student newspaper at University College. Except for a hiatus between 1973 and 1977, when the University College Literary and Athletic Society lost its entire budget to an impersonator of its treasurer and the paper was forced to collapse, it has published continuously since 1954. ''The Gargoyle'' is staffed by an editorial masthead of undergraduate students, as well as a group of staff and regular contributors. ''The Gargoyle'' has taken many formats over the years. Formerly self-described as a "knee-jerk, left-wing,

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rag," it currently calls itself "University of Toronto's greasiest publication" and publishes opinions; arts and culture articles; science articles; poetry and prose; and comics, in addition to photography and visual art. ''The Gargoyle'' accepts contributions from all University of Toronto students, although the majority of contributors are from University College. ''The Gargoyle'' was notable for its somewhat archaic production style. As opposed to most contemporary publications, ''The Gargoyle'' was, until 2008, laid out completely by hand, forsaking

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applications for scissors and glue. Issues were assembled on cardboard "flats", which were then physically transported to the printer. ''The Gargoyle'' has since shifted to a hybrid production style, in which most pages are still laid out by hand on paper but are then scanned and digitally modified. This shift of process has allowed for the possibility of

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and resulted in the creation of the Gargoyle website in 2010.Domain registered Aug 10 2010. See http://whois.cira.ca/public.

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The Gargoyle official website
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