The Hornet student newspapers are now accessible online!
All of the newspapers held in the archival collection have been digitized and uploaded to the University Archives' DSpace digital repository. The earliest papers date to 1929 and 1947. There are a handful from the 1950s and 1960s but from 1970 until 2015 the collection is nearly comprehensive. Please note that after April 2015 the paper became digital in format and can be found here.
Digitizing the Hornets has been a thoroughly enjoyable project. For starters, I have discovered images of many of current university employees as college youths...you can't image the bad hair or funky fashion pictures that I now have. Just kidding.
Second, I have become reacquainted with the college-age imagination, idealism, and snark. Who doesn't enjoy reading interviews with Mr. D. Par Kinglot or headlines such as "Lecterer bores, Student snores?" Aaaah the good old days when our biggest problems revolved around what the cafeteria was serving, athletic rivalries, and elections for the next student government president. Joking aside, next to these humorous commentaries, you will find serious articles that prove DSC and DSU students were passionate about politics, fearless in tackling controversial topics, and well-versed in contemporary culture through poetry, plays, and concerts. Duke Ellington, Muhammad Ali, and numerous internationally-renown piano virtuosos toured on our campus!!
I hope that you, the alumni, enjoy reading about, and reliving, fond college experiences. As always, don't be shy about sharing your memories. Comment below or email me. I love hearing them!
