''The O'Colly'', formerly ''The Daily O'Collegian'', is the student-run newspaper at

Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University (informally Oklahoma State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The university was established in 1890 under the legislation of the Morrill Act. Originally known ...

. ''The O'Colly'' is published every weekday and distributed for free to OSU students at various points around the campus in Stillwater. The newspaper has been in distribution since May 1895. ''The O'Colly'' is ranked as one of the top college newspapers in the country, earning several honors throughout its history and has a circulation of more than 10,000.

History

Though the student-run newspaper at Oklahoma State has been around almost from the beginning, it has not always been published as ''The Daily O'Collegian''. The paper's original name, ''The College Mirror'', was used from 1895 to 1899. The name would then change to ''The College Paper'' in 1899, ''The Orange and Black'' in 1907, and ''The O'Collegian'' in March 1924. In December 1924 ''The O'Collegian'' began daily publication, increased its circulation to 2,983, and joined the

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, becoming the fifth college newspaper in the

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to do so. The only other college newspapers holding AP membership at the time were at the

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, the

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and

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. In 1927, the paper's name was amended a final time, becoming ''The Daily O'Collegian''. ''The O'Colly's'' online edition was launched in 1995. Starting with the fall 2014 semester, the paper cut Tuesday and Thursday edition and rebranded as ''The O'Colly'' with a new tabloid format. The O'Colly reverted to its original broadsheet format in the fall 2020 semester.

Awards

''The O'Colly'' has received All-America honors, the highest rating given by the

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and

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, every year since 1989. In 1990, the paper produced the National SPJ Sports Photo of the year, and one of its journalists was recognized as first runner-up for College Journalist of the Year. One photographer received SPJ's Sports Photo of the Year and was a runner-up for News Photo of the Year in 2004. In 1991, ''The O'Colly'' produced the National Story of the Year from the Associated Collegiate Press and the

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. Also in 1991, the paper received the Distinguished Newspaper Adviser Award from College Media Advisers Inc. ''The O'Colly'' received the National Newspaper Pacemaker Award, often considered the

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of college journalism, in 1995. Additionally, the paper has been honored with other awards from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation,

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, Southwestern Journalism Congress and Oklahoma City Gridiron.

Notable alumni

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- Created the ''

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'' strip * Paul Miller - Helped in the creation of the

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media empire; also served as president of the Associated Press

References

External links

The O'Colly

Daily O'Collegian Archives
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