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that primarily serves the central portion of Columbus and the

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community. Its first issue was published on September 21, 2005. The paper's writing staff is largely students from

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, which are also its main audience; it is considered a student magazine in this regard, though it has no official affiliation with the university. Wayne T. Lewis is the publisher and founder. Madi Task is the Editor-In-Chief.

History

The magazine published its first issue as ''UWeekly'' on September 21, 2005. At the time, it was met with a chilly reception from

's official daily student newspaper,

The Lantern ''The Lantern'' is an independent daily newspaper in Columbus, Ohio, by students at Ohio State University. It is one of the largest campus newspapers in the United States, reaching a circulation of 15,000. Copies of the paper are free and avail ...

, where faculty adviser Sonya Humes instituted a policy banning any members of The Lantern from writing for ''UWeekly''. Despite this initial hostility, both publications continue to co-exist relatively peacefully on the Ohio State campus. In 2014, ''UWeekly'' became the country's only weekly college publication to publish in a glossy, magazine format. In January 2016, the magazine was renamed to ''1870 Magazine''. The January 2016 issue was labeled the "Inaugural Issue"; however, the magazine's website, ''1870 Now'', remains at uweekly.com.

Content

The sections of ''UWeekly'' include Campus News, Ohio State Sports, The Hookup (Entertainment) and Music and are included in the paper weekly. Each edition of the paper also includes an Opinion page, Instagram photos #asseenoncampus, an event calendar and a Fashion column.

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