1919
Students at what was then known as Grubbs Vocational College needed a name for their fledgling literary/humor magazine.
Years before the “UT” preceded the “A” at the college now known as The University of Texas at Arlington, and years before there was a Longhorn in the family, there was The Shorthorn. No relation, thanks.
The Shorthorn remains one of UTA’s oldest traditions and most-respected sources of news, information and experience. In 1997, Shorthorn editors summarized what they thought make The Shorthorn important – its “mission” — and came up with this:
Now, The Shorthorn is accessible across multiple platforms in addition to the website:
Along the way, The Shorthorn has also won the country’s most prestigious college media awards and is a charter member of the College Media Hall of Fame. People who call The Shorthorn their first newsroom job now hold key professional positions at newspapers and other media operations throughout the Metroplex and beyond.
Students at what was then known as Grubbs Vocational College needed a name for their fledgling literary/humor magazine.
The Shorthorn evolved into a newspaper in 1921
On a campus noted for change, The Shorthorn has been a constant, growing into a daily publication after stints as a biweekly and weekly.
Theshorthorn.com, our online edition, was added making Shorthorn content available to anyone, anywhere 24/7.
Student Publications is the umbrella for any campus-wide, student-produced publication at UTA. The Shorthorn is currently the only official student publication. Past student publications included Renegade, a nationally recognized general interest magazine; Tempo, an arts and entertainment publication and ancestral cousin to the current Pulse section of The Shorthorn; Reveille yearbook, and Prism magazine. Other projects include local housing guides.
6x9 inches, 48 pages with a bull in a bull’s-eye for a cover. The first newsroom masqueraded as a wide spot in the hallway leading to the adviser’s office on the third floor of Ransom Hall.
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