The Aquinas
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| Type | Weeklynewspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | University of Scranton |
| Publisher | University of Scranton |
| Founded | January 1916 |
| Headquarters | Scranton,Pennsylvania |
| Website | The Aquinas |
| Free online archives | Archived Editions of The Aquinas |
The Aquinasis the weeklystudent newspaperof theUniversity of ScrantoninScranton,Pennsylvania.Print editions are published every Thursday during the semester and distributed to buildings throughout the university's campus.
History
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The Aquinas,the university's first student publication, was originally established in 1916 as the monthlyliterary magazineof St. Thomas College, now called the University of Scranton.[2]The inaugural issue ofThe Aquinaswas published in January 1916.[2]The publication remained a literary magazine from 1916 until 1931, with the final issue of each academic year serving as ayearbookfor St. Thomas College's graduating class.[2]
In 1931,The Aquinasbecame the student newspaper of St. Thomas College.[2](The school was renamed The University of Scranton in 1938). The newspaper has been published weekly or biweekly throughout its history.[2]The Aquinasis presently a weekly newspaper, published on Thursdays.[2]
In February 2014, the newspaper's staff released an editorial calling for improved access to information, including university crime statistics.[3]
As of 2020, the Editor in Chief of The Aquinas is Kelsey Wynn and its Co-Managing Editors are Kelly Nee and Phil Rauch.
References
[edit]- ^"The Aquinas Editorial Staff".The Aquinas.2016-10-20.Retrieved2016-10-20.
- ^abcdef"January 1916: The Aquinas".University of Scranton.Retrieved2016-10-20.
- ^Brown, Rebekah (2014-02-28)."University of Scranton student newspaper pushes for more access to information".Scranton Times-Tribune.Retrieved2016-10-20.
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