Daily Nebraskan
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The Daily Nebraskan, established in 1871 as the Monthly Hesperian Student, is the student newspaper
of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Although many journalism
students work there, the Daily Nebraskan is independent of the University's College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The newspaper is entirely student-produced and managed. It has a longtime professional business manager, Dan Shattil.
The paper is published every school day during the fall and spring semesters and weekly during summer sessions. The DN has the fifth-largest circulation — approximately 22,000 — of all newspapers in the state of Nebraska.
The newspaper covers campus and Lincoln
-area news, along with arts, entertainment, and sports. There is also an opinion page featuring student columnists.
The paper, once referred to as "The Rag", is now known as "The DN" to UNL students.
In 2008, a spin off paper, the Dailyer Nebraskan
was launched. The bi-weekly publication features satirical news.
Willa Cather
was the literary editor of the newspaper when she was a student at the University of Nebraska. In the 1890s, a number of Cather's short stories were published in the newspaper.
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Although many journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
students work there, the Daily Nebraskan is independent of the University's College of Journalism and Mass Communications. The newspaper is entirely student-produced and managed. It has a longtime professional business manager, Dan Shattil.
The paper is published every school day during the fall and spring semesters and weekly during summer sessions. The DN has the fifth-largest circulation — approximately 22,000 — of all newspapers in the state of Nebraska.
The newspaper covers campus and Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
-area news, along with arts, entertainment, and sports. There is also an opinion page featuring student columnists.
The paper, once referred to as "The Rag", is now known as "The DN" to UNL students.
In 2008, a spin off paper, the Dailyer Nebraskan
The Dailyer Nebraskan
The Dailyer Nebraskan , established in 2008, is a satirical newspaper produced biweekly during the fall and spring semester at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Although the Dailyer Nebraskan has a similar name and is also University-funded, it is in no way affiliated with UNL's official...
was launched. The bi-weekly publication features satirical news.
History
The Daily Nebraskan has had a number of different names throughout its existence:- Monthly Hesperian Student (1871–1892)
- Nebraskan (1892)
- Hesperian (1892–1901)
- Daily Nebraskan (1901–)
Willa Cather
Willa Cather
Willa Seibert Cather was an American author who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, in works such as O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, and The Song of the Lark. In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours , a novel set during World War I...
was the literary editor of the newspaper when she was a student at the University of Nebraska. In the 1890s, a number of Cather's short stories were published in the newspaper.