# The Transcript

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For the North Adams, Massachusetts, newspaper, see [North Adams Transcript](/source/North_Adams_Transcript).

***The Transcript***, published at [Ohio Wesleyan University](/source/Ohio_Wesleyan_University), is the oldest independent college student newspaper in the [United States](/source/United_States).[1]

The newspaper dates back to 1867 when it first appeared under the name ***Western Collegian***. Joseph B. Battelle was the first editor of *Western Collegian*, at that time a student at [Ohio Wesleyan University](/source/Ohio_Wesleyan_University). Following his graduation from Wesleyan, Battelle would become one of the most prominent journalists at [Toledo Blade](/source/Toledo_Blade).

[Charles W. Fairbanks](/source/Charles_W._Fairbanks) served as a co-editor of the Western Collegian. After graduation, Fairbanks went on to become a U.S. Senator and Vice-President of the U.S. under [Theodore Roosevelt](/source/Theodore_Roosevelt).

## References

1. ["General Info"](http://transcript.owu.edu/info.html). Ohio Wesleyan University. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20061127224110/http://transcript.owu.edu/info.html) 2006-11-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-02-23.

## External links

- [The Ohio Wesleyan University *Transcript* Online](http://www.owutranscript.com/)

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