The ''Collegian'' or ''Willamette Collegian'' is the student-run

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Willamette University Willamette University is a private liberal arts college with locations in Salem and Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest college in the Western United States. Originally named the Oregon Institute, the school was an unaffiliated ...

in Salem, Oregon,

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. Founded in 1875, the weekly paper has been in continuous publication since 1889. It is a member of the College Publisher Network.

History

In 1842, the Oregon Institute opened, later becoming Willamette University. The ''Collegian'' newspaper began printing in 1875. The paper was re-established in 1889, and by 1908 the monthly paper was selling for $1. In 1948, the newspaper for a record a sixteenth year in a row was named an all-star publication by the National Pacemaker Awards, a national record.Gibby, Susan
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Salem Public Library. Retrieved on March 3, 2008. Also that year the paper made statewide news with the publication of an interview with Oregon governor

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regarding race relations. In November 2000, the paper selected Presidential candidate

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as its athlete of the week, pining that he was responsible for the outcome of the election. In 2001, the paper earned several distinctions from the

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in its division, including best cartooning, best writing, and best editorial. The following year it won for best news story, best review, and was honorable mention for overall excellence. In the 2004 contest ''The Collegian'' won for best design. In 2005, the paper received an honorable mention for best graphic. In 2008, the ''Collegian'' won several awards including a general excellence honorable mention, best writing, best news story, best editorial, best review, best columnist, best sports photo, and best cartooning. Old copies of the newspaper are archived at the Mark O. Hatfield Library on campus.

Past staff

*Jim Close, reporter for the ''

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'' *Don Scarborough, editor and reporter for the ''Statesman Journal'' *E. Hale Tabor, newspaper publisherE. Hale Tabor. ''

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'', September 9, 1990.

References

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