This is a list of past and present publications at the College of William & Mary. Many of them, such as The Flat Hat, are funded through the College's student activities fees. Some, however, such as The Virginia Informer, are privately funded.
The oldest extant student news sheet from the College of William & Mary is The Owl, an unofficial publication with a strong Southern political slant from 1854. The only known copy is held by the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) in Earl Gregg Swem Library. Student publications in a variety of formats are actively collected by the SCRC.
Overseeing all school-funded publications is the Publications Council.
 | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011) |
Newspapers and informational magazines
| Name | Began | Ended | Notes | Reference | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Advocate | 1969 | 2009 | |||
| Alembic | 1968 | 1969 | An underground newspaper. | — | |
| The Brave Indian | 1947 | 1947 | Information unavailable | — | |
| College Observer | 1970 | 1971 | A supplement published by the Virginia Gazette specifically covering College news. Many of the writers and production people were students. The paper appeared weekly during the school year from September 1970 through December 1971. | — | |
| Cumtux | 1948 | 1948 | A short-lived newspaper. | — | |
| The DoG Street Journal | 2003 | still active | An online newspaper and monthly news magazine at William & Mary. Magazines are issued once a month and online stories appear irregularly during the academic year. | ||
| The Green and Gold Dispatch | 2013 | still active | |||
| The Flat Hat | 1911 | Still active | The oldest campus newspaper at William & Mary. In October 2007, it won the Pacemaker award for excellence in the category of non-daily newspaper at a four-year university, and in 2010 was listed by College Media Matters as one of the 30 best collegiate newspapers in the United States. The Flat Hat now prints twice weekly, but up until the spring of 2007 it used to only print once weekly. It is funded partially through the Publications Council, a body composed of college administrators and the editors of other campus publications. The Flat Hat maintains editorial and procedural autonomy from the College. | ||
| Gladfly | 2015 | Still active | The Gadfly is an independent leftist publication at the College of William & Mary. | — | |
| Hatter | 1970 | 1970 | Also called Strike! Two issues were printed in the spring semester. | — | |
| The High Hat | 1930 | 1961 | The student newspaper of the Norfolk Division of The College of William & Mary (which has since become Old Dominion University). | — | |
| The Remnant | 1989 | 2005 | A weekly journal of student opinion. | — | |
| Rip-off | 1974 | 1974 | Possibly only one issue of this newspaper. Their slogan was, "All the news that fits, we print." | — | |
| Spirit of the Living Watching | 2012 | still active | An art and art history publication interested in both scholarly and creative responses to art as well as opportunities available to students on campus. | — | |
| The Straw Hat | 1914 | 1933 | A summer school newspaper originally published in Dublin, Virginia. Later issues began to get printed on the College campus. | — | |
| The Virginia Informer | 2005 | 2012 | The College's second largest student newspaper and printed monthly. It was one of the only newspaper at the College that was independently funded. The Informer was officially non-partisan but known to challenge the campus establishment and have conservative and libertarian editorials. | ||
| W&M Standard | 2001 | 2006 | A conservative independent publication of The Standard. | — | |
| The William and Mary Excalibur | 1970 | 1970 | Information unavailable | — | |
| The William and Mary Observer | 1986 | 1987 | A journal of student opinion and investigative reporting. Only three issues were ever produced. | — | |
| William and Mary Perspective | 1987 | 1989 | Information unavailable | — | |
| The Williamsburg Daily Planet | 1975 | 1975 | A one-issue newspaper. | — |
Literary and art
Humor and satire
| Name | Began | Ended | Notes | Reference | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha! | 1994 | 1994 | Information unavailable | — | |
| The Owl | 1854 | 1854 | One of the earliest recorded examples of satirical literature at the College. The premier issue is the only remaining copy in Swem Archives. It debuted during the height of the antebellum period with the country torn over the issue of states rights and slavery. The Owl addresses many issues that would be considered controversial today, such as race and gender. Other issues addressed that are still present were professors, administration, and Williamsburg citizens. There is no evidence of funding found for The Owl. A theory on this is that The Owl was merely a joke amongst a group of students and they used their own money to pay to have it printed. Also there is no evidence to prove that multiple copies were produced and distributed. | — | |
| The Pillory | 1991 | 2013 | A satire magazine and only publishes one issue per semester. The magazine does not have any competitors per se, as it is not a news reporting magazine. It is well-known on the College of William & Mary's campus, however, that The Pillory and The Virginia Informer generally dislike one another. | — | |
| Sleuth | 2000 | 2000 | Two issue satirical magazine for the months of October and November. It was in a newsletter format – one long sheet with several humorous stories. Sleuth contained only one small advertisement per issue, located in the bottom right-hand corner. They provided coupons for the campus coffee house The Daily Grind and Williamsburg pub The Green Leafe, two popular student hangouts. | — | |
| The Taverner | 1987 | 1988 | A bound pamphlet, was composed of humor articles and stories within each issue. It never tried to mock real newspapers, thus making it a "soft news" publication. | — | |
| The Botetourt Squat | 2011 | Still Active | A satirical newspaper that mocks and provides humorous insight into campus culture. Named for the Botetourt Complex, infamous Freshmen dorms on New Campus. The newspaper does not currently have any competitors, though it occasionally jokingly derides The Flat Hat on principle. | — | |
| Ramble On | 2019 | Still Active | A comedy-centered arts and culture magazine that provides humorous reviews of films, television, music, literature, etc. as well as opinion pieces. It is made by the same people that provide William & Mary Television content. |
Special interest
| Name | Began | Ended | Notes | Reference | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calling Out | 2006 | 2006 | Publication of the Asian Student Council. | — | |
| Colonial Echo | 1899 | Still active | The yearbook of the College of William & Mary, created entirely by students. The yearbook has been published every year since its first issue. Issues are published during homecoming weekend of the following academic year and distributed to students without additional charge. | ||
| From the Margin | 2005 | 2006 | A discourse on minority experience. | — | |
| Iskra | 1967 | 1968 | An alternative title was Spark. Presumably named after Iskra. | — | |
| Lips: Expressions of Female Sexuality | 2007 | Still active | A 'zine that was created by four students as a Women's Studies project in the spring of 2007. The purpose of Lips is to provide a space for open and honest expressions of sexuality from the female perspective. Entries include poetry, prose, essays, short stories, artwork, and magazine clippings. Lips is released once a semester. | — | |
| Namet and Taket | 1945 | 1945 | Weekly volume designations during July and August 1945. | — | |
| The Progressive | 2004 | 2006 | A liberal, leftist, and/or progressive magazine, alternatively known as the William & Mary Progressive. | ||
| Uhuru | 1976 | 1976 | One issue (?). Other information unavailable. | — | |
| Underground | 2018 | still active | Underground focuses on sharing the experiences of the marginalized with William & Mary. Its content expresses the issues of the students, faculty, and staff at the College, including but not limited to members of the Latinx, Black, Asian and Pacific Islander, Native American, Middle Eastern, LGBTQ+, Disabled, and Neurodiverse communities. | ||
| William and Mary Alumni Magazine | ? | Still active | The official magazine for all alumni of the College. It is mailed quarterly – once during each new season. It updates the alumni on happenings at William & Mary as well as future events and plans. In the back of the magazine it lists notable achievements by certain alumni per each graduating year, as well as any alumni deaths that have occurred since the previous issue. |
Discipline-specific
| Name | Began | Ended | Notes | Reference | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Online Law | 1995 | 2001 | Created by the William & Mary Law School, it was an electronic publication of scholarly essays about law and online communications. | — | |
| The Monitor | 1993 | Still active | The journal of international studies at the College of William & Mary. The purpose of The Monitor is to publish undergraduate papers from a broad range of academic disciplines including, but not limited to: religion, history, sociology, anthropology, government, linguistics, international studies, international relations, and modern languages. | ||
| William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review | 1975 | Still active | Began as the William and Mary Journal of Environmental Law in 1975 to report on local and regional topics of environmental law. Today, the central function of the review is to provide a forum for professors, scholars, practitioners and students to publish articles on current topics of environmental law and examine in a more focused manner the policy implications behind the law. | ||
| William and Mary Law Review | 1957 | Still active | Published entirely by William and Mary law students, it is an annual volume of legal writing containing both professional and student work. | ||
| The James Blair Historical Review | still active | Student-run peer-reviewed history journal dedicated to undergraduate research. |
Miscellaneous
| Name | Began | Ended | Notes | Reference | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eighteenth-Century Life | ? | ? | Information unavailable. | — | |
| Ideation | 2005 | Still active | A semi-annual magazine "to showcase the research and scholarship contributions to society being made by faculty and students of the College." The magazine is mailed out to all alumni of William & Mary to further promote conducting research at the school. | ||
| The Throne | 2002 | Still active | A monthly newsletter created by the staff of Swem Library that is posted inside the library's bathroom stalls. The idea for The Throne was borrowed from "Stall Talk" of the University of Virginia libraries. | — | |
| William & Mary News | ? | Still active | It's published by the Office of University Relations as a service to the greater College community. It updates the College community on the administration's, faculty's, students' and staff's achievements. | ||
| William and Mary Quarterly | 1892 | Still active | This history journal was founded at the College of William & Mary in 1892. Since 1944 it has been published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture established by the College and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. |
References
As of this edit, this article uses content from "The Owl, The Scalper, The Taverner, Sleuth", which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, but not under the GFDL. All relevant terms must be followed.
- "Student Activities — Organization, Conference, and Event Planning". The College of William & Mary. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- "The Advocate". The College of William & Mary Law School. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ "Publications at W&M". Special Collections Research Center. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- "The DoG Street Journal — About us". DSJ.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- "Student newspaper wins national award". University Relations at The College of William & Mary. November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- New investigative publication debuts; The Flat Hat, August 2005, Austin Wright.
- The Flat Hat online: Sep 27 2007; Maxim Lott.
- "The Gallery". Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- "Welcome to Jump!". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- "jump!". The College of William & Mary. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- "Rocket". DSpace. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- "William and Mary Comics". Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- "Winged Nation". DSpace. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- ^ "Satirical Publications Throughout the Years at William and Mary". Retrieved February 17, 2009.
- The Virginia Informer online: Are we funny? We report, you decide Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on April 25, 2008.
- "Colonial Echo". The College of William & Mary. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- "Lips: Expressions of Female Sexuality | The W&M Digital Archive". Dspace.swem.wm.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- "Lips: Expressions of Female Sexuality". Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
- "ABOUT". Underground. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- "Publication | Underground @ WM | United States". Underground. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- "Alumni Magazine". Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- "Overview of the Journal of Online Law". William & Mary Law School. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- "The Monitor". The College of William & Mary. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- "Environmental Law and Policy Review". William and Mary Law School. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- "William and Mary Law Review". William and Mary Law School. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- "Ideation". The College of William & Mary. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- Van Zandt, Pat (January 2004). ""The Throne": Campus kudos for a unique library newsletter". Archived from the original on November 5, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
- "William & Mary News / University Relations". The College of William & Mary. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- "OIEAHC – WMQ". Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.