About The IC

The Independent Collegian has a rich tradition of covering the news that is relevant to the students, faculty and staff of the University of Toledo.

For the last three years, The Independent Collegian has earned top honors from the Society of Professional Journalists as the best non-daily student newspaper in the multi-state region.

The student newspaper of The University of Toledo traces its roots to 1919, when it was founded as The Universi-Teaser. In 1922, the name of the newspaper was changed to The Campus Collegian and was shortened to The Collegian in 1962. In 2000, the newspaper severed legal and financial ties to the university, and today it is published by the Collegian Media Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit organization.

The newspaper of record for the University of Toledo has covered young students going off to defend their county in World War II and others returning from the War in Iraq. It has covered the sudden resignation of one university president and the sudden deaths of five others. It has covered the offbeat – from the group 10,000 Maniacs performing in the Student Union to 10,000 fans lined up for tickets to see Elvis Presley in his penultimate concert.

The newspaper is even credited with providing the athletic program with its nickname – the Rockets. The Collegian was there during the Rockets’ 35-0 football winning streak – still the second longest in NCAA history – and it chronicled the defeat of Bobby Knight’s national championship Indiana Hoosiers in the first game to be played in then-Centennial Hall.