The Daily Universe celebrates 50 years
This story originally appeared in the Daily Universe on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1955
The student newspaper, the Brigham Young UNIVERSE, heretofore a twice weekly publication during the school year, will be published four times a week during the academic year, it has been announced by Dr. O. R. Smith, publications committee chairman.
The purchase of new facilities by the Y Press, and the expansion of the university made the change possible, Dr. Smith said.
Today’s edition is the first regular edition of the new daily UNIVERSE. Distribution dates will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Plans are being made to deliver the UNIVERSE to each apartment in Wymount Village and to each Heritage Hall and Wymount dorm.
It is expected that the expansion will allow the UNIVERSE to give more coverage of campus events as well as provide students with a daily ration of national and international news.
The UNIVERSE had been a twice weekly publication since 1948.
Instead of using Dick Bibler’s Little Man on Campus cartoons this year, the daily UNIVERSE will have cartoons by Herb Block, nationally syndicated cartoonist, and a daily strip of Walt Kelly’s famous Pogo and his swamp friends.
Students or faculty members who have news stories for the UNIVERSE may call FR 3-1940, Ext. 423. It is planned to have a receptionist on duty at all times during the day to accommodate visitors and callers.
UNIVERSE office hours and deadlines will be announced later this week.
Copyright Brigham Young University 9 Nov 2005
