The oldest student news sheet from The College of William & Mary still extant is The Owl, an unofficial publication with a strong Southern political slant from 1854. The only known copy is held by the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) in Earl Gregg Swem Library. Student publications in a variety of formats are actively collected by the SCRC.
Overseeing all school-funded publications is the Publications Council.[1]
A supplement published by the Virginia Gazette specifically covering College news. Many of the writers and production people were students. The paper appeared weekly during the school year from September 1970 through December 1971.
An online newspaper and monthly news magazine at William & Mary. Magazines are issued once a month and online stories appear irregularly during the academic year.
The oldest and only official campus newspaper at William & Mary. In October 2007, it won the Pacemaker award for excellence in the category of non-daily newspaper at a four-year university. The Flat Hat now prints twice weekly, but up until the spring of 2007 it used to only print once weekly. It is funded partially through the Publications Council, a body composed of college administrators and the editors of other campus publications. The Publications Council oversees editor selection and the paper's finances.
The College's second largest student newspaper and printed weekly. It is also the only newspaper at the College that is independently funded. The Informer is officially non-partisan but known to challenge the campus establishment and have conservative and libertarian editorials.
Winged Nation is a literary arts magazine publishing only student work which "seeks to showcase students' unique view of the world through art, literature, and design."
One of the earliest recorded examples of satirical literature at the College. The premier issue is the only remaining copy in Swem Archives. It debuted during the height of the antebellum period with the country torn over the issue of states rights and slavery. The Owl addresses many issues that would be considered controversial today, such as race and gender. Other issues addressed that are still present were professors, administration, and Williamsburg citizens. There is no evidence of funding found for The Owl. A theory on this is that The Owl was merely a joke amongst a group of students and they used their own money to pay to have it printed. Also there is no evidence to prove that multiple copies were produced and distributed.
A satire magazine and only publishes one issue per semester. The magazine does not have any competitors per se, as it is not a news reporting magazine. It is well-known on the College of William & Mary’s campus, however, that The Pillory and The Virginia Informer generally dislike one another.
Two issue satirical magazine for the months of October and November. It was in a newsletter format – one long sheet with several humorous stories. Sleuth contained only one small advertisement per issue, located in the bottom right-hand corner. They provided coupons for the campus coffee house The Daily Grind and Williamsburg pub The Green Leafe, two popular student hangouts.
A bound pamphlet, was composed of humor articles and stories within each issue. It never tried to mock real newspapers, thus making it a "soft news" publication.
The yearbook of the College of William & Mary and is created entirely by students. The yearbook has been published every year since its first issue. They become available during homecoming weekend of the following academic year at no cost.
A 'zine that was created by four students as a Women's Studies project in the spring of 2007. The purpose of Lips is to provide a space for open and honest expressions of sexuality from the female perspective. Entries include poetry, prose, essays, short stories, artwork, and magazine clippings. Lips is released once a semester.
The official magazine for all alumni of the College. It is mailed quarterly – once during each new season. It updates the alumni on happenings at William & Mary as well as future events and plans. In the back of the magazine it lists notable achievements by certain alumni per each graduating year, as well as any alumni deaths that have occurred since the previous issue.
William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
1975
Still active
Began as the William and Mary Journal of Environmental Law in 1975 to report on local and regional topics of environmental law. Today, the central function of the review is to provide a forum for professors, scholars, practitioners and students to publish articles on current topics of environmental law and examine in a more focused manner the policy implications behind the law.
A semi-annual magazine that showcases the research and scholarship contributions to society being made by faculty and students of the College. The magazine is mailed out to all alumni of William & Mary to further promote conducting research at the school.
A monthly newsletter created by the staff of Swem Library that is posted inside the library's bathroom stalls. The idea for The Throne was borrowed from "Stall Talk" of the University of Virginia libraries. It showcases one or two interesting print or electronic resources available to William & Mary students in a visually appealing manner.
It’s published by the Office of University Relations as a service to the greater College community. It updates the College community on the administration’s, faculty’s, students’ and staff’s achievements.
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