In April of 1934, the Spartan Daily was officially established by Dwight Bentel.
April 2024 marks 90 years of the Spartan Daily being an active news source and a cornerstone of our city and campus community.
Nine decades of operation makes us one of the few universities that is fortunate enough to have the opportunity to look back on such a rich history.
In this issue, you will get a glimpse into history through a personal, local and national lens of major historical events that have occurred over a period worth almost a century. Our stories will cover public figures from our past and present, as well as cultural changes that have shifted our society for the past 90 years.
Many of these stories will include memories and reflections from the Spartan Daily’s past staff and old sources from our past issues, along with follow-ups on cultural phenomenons that have evolved throughout our history.
We will also look into the future and ponder how journalism will continue to play an integral role in global and cultural politics for years to come.
This semester we have a small but dedicated team who have been carrying the integrity of the Spartan Daily on their backs.
We’ve had many long nights and tough conversations at our newsroom table, but we have managed to keep our pages filled with a diverse collection of stories three days out of the week.
Thanks to our current staff and many of our past alums who have come and gone, the Spartan Daily has never missed a publication date over the past 90 years (and we don’t plan to).
These experiences have reminded us of the resilient soul the Spartan Daily has maintained – even on the other end of hardship.
We are proud to say the Spartan Daily is a public platform, purveyor of accountability and most importantly a reflection of our student-wide community.
We thank our passionate alumni, our current staff, our advisors and everyone else who has carried us through the late nights and stress.
We aim to show how our work is a continuation of the tradition Dwight Bentel established almost a century ago, while renewing ourselves and our standards as society continues to progress.
Each editorial team and every story, past and present, has brought a new conversation to our newsroom table.
We’ve seen some good, bad and bewildering days, but never a day when our team was not eager to cover important topics in our community.
This is our homage to all the hard work done at the Spartan Daily and every person who has made a lasting imprint. Here’s to being almost one hundred years old!
