College newspapers can be a veritable treasure trove of information about the cultural and social life of a given institution, and the Cornell Daily Sun is certainly no exception. Recently, the Cornell University Library and the Daily Sun embarked on a new digitization project to provide online access to previous editions of the paper dating back to the year 1880. First-time visitors to the site...

What can you learn about a university from its student newspaper? Certainly it will capture the spirit of the time, the passions of the community, and of course, coverage of gridiron heroes. The Decaturian is one such fine daily and it documented life at Milliken University for many decades. This digital collection brings together issues from 1903 to 1951 and is a rich repository of information...

Every university newspaper tells a story about its community, warts and all. Duke University's student newspaper, The Duke Chronicle, depicts a slice of campus history from 1959 to 1970. This was a tumultuous time on campus with a range of student protests going on, along with desegregation and various cultural events. First-time visitors can read about the history of the Chronicle here as well as...