<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . (October 2016) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Collegian, of Hillsdale College, has been the weekly student newspaper of record published by Hillsdale College and its students in Hillsdale, Michigan in one form or another since 1878 . The publication is staffed by students, many of whom are members of the Herbert H. Dow II program in American journalism . In addition to its weekly printing, the paper is available online . </P> <P> The Collegian is the oldest college newspaper in Michigan . The paper's history traces back to 1878, when the Hillsdale Herald was first published . The administration started The Collegian in 1893 as a rival paper to the Herald . </P> <P> In 1896, the two papers merged and became the Herald - Collegian . Eventually, the newspaper dropped the Herald and became The Collegian of Hillsdale College . Today it is known simply as The Collegian . In 2014, staff at the Kalamazoo College Index claimed that the Index predated the Collegian . But, after an investigation by the Collegian's Editor - in - Chief at the time, it was determined that Hillsdale is Michigan's oldest college newspaper . The Index began as a publication in 1877, which predates the Hillsdale Herald, but did not become a newspaper until 1916, 20 years after the Herald had merged with the Collegian to become the Hillsdale Herald - Collegian . </P>

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