When it launched on April 19, 1971, onCampus, the new faculty and staff newspaper, didn’t look like much — blocks of black type jigsawed onto previously empty pages. Back then the size of the story determined how it should appear in print. But it wasn’t the look that mattered to the university community. It was that information was being shared in a way that could make a mini metropolis seem closer.
After 45 years of highlighting the people, the ideas, the programs and the research, onCampus took its final bow on March 24, 2016, succumbing to the efficiencies of a digital world.
Join us for some snapshots in time from the long journey for a peek at how Ohio State was covered from the inside. And for the final issue in a digital format, visit oncampus.osu.edu.
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An editor's view
Six of them, in fact. Previous editors of onCampus share their tales about working for the Ohio State publication and the stories that shaped their time at the helm. Read their final tributes at go.osu.edu/onCampusreflections.
