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''The Daily Collegian'' is a student-operated newspaper that is published independently at the Pennsylvania State University. The newspaper is printed on weekdays during the Fall, Spring, and second Summer semesters. It is distributed for free at the University Park campus. As of 2010, the off-campus cost for a copy of the newspaper is 30 cents. A compilation edition of the week's top stories, known as the Weekly Collegian is also distributed free of charge at the University's Commonwealth campuses. Subscriptions to the Weekly Collegian and The Daily Collegian, as well as back issues, can be purchased. Collegian Inc., which publishes The Daily Collegian, the Weekly Collegian, Collegian Magazine, Venues, and The Daily Collegian Online, is an independent, non-profit corporation and has a board of directors that is composed of faculty, students, and professionals〔()〕 The mission statement of Collegian Inc. is "to publish a quality campus newspaper and to provide a rewarding educational experience for the student staff members." 〔()〕 The student editing and reporting staff annually receives notable journalism awards. In 2010, the Collegian won the Best Newspaper Silver Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Crown/Circle Awards. Other awards were won in 2010.〔()〕 In 2011, it was also nominated for numerous awards.〔()〕 In 2012, The Princeton Review ranked The Daily Collegian as the #1 college newspaper in the United States.〔()〕 ''The Daily Collegian'' is an affiliate of UWIRE,〔()〕 which distributes and promotes its content to their network. They contributed articles to the site from 1997-2009. ==History== The first Penn State student newspaper was the ''Free Lance'', published in 1887.〔()〕 Lack of financial support from students led to its collapse in 1904, but that same year saw the foundation of a new paper, the ''State Collegian''.〔 In 1911, its name was changed to the ''Penn State Collegian'', and on Sept. 14, 1920, the paper began publishing on a semi-weekly basis. In 1940, the newspaper became a non-profit corporation, complete with an elected board of directors, and began publishing daily, changing its name to ''The Daily Collegian''.〔()〕 During World War II, the newspaper was only published weekly or semi-weekly. Following the war, in 1949, the paper won the top national award from the Associated Collegiate Press. ''The Digital Collegian'' was founded in 1996, providing online access to stories dating from 1988–present. The paper is run by students of The Pennsylvania State University with assistance from a small professional staff. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Daily Collegian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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