The staff of The Metropolitan comprises MSU Denver students, most of whom work on a strictly volunteer basis.
In 1979, staff from previous student publications, The Paper, Cherry Creek Pioneer and The Auraria Times joined together and started The Metropolitan.
A major point in history for The Metropolitan occurred in 1992 when Editor Shawn Christopher Cox requested the names of the candidates running for the Dean of Letters, Arts and Sciences position.
A six-week battle ensued between The Metropolitan staff who wanted to release those names to the public and members of the search committee, including Jodi Wetzel, who would not give up the information.
In 2009, under the leadership of editor-in-chief James Kruger and managing editor Nic Garcia, the paper was a finalist for the national Pacemaker award.
In 2011, two photographers from The Metropolitan photo staff won national Mark of Excellence awards from the Society of Professional Journalists: Sean Mullins placed first in the Breaking News Photography category and Drew Jaynes placed as a finalist in General News Photography.
In 2012, student photographer Rachel Fuenzalida won first place in the General News Photography category of the national Mark of Excellence awards.
In 2000, the Met Report was founded by Metro students Tom Livingston, Krystal Tweeddale, and Alex Brancard.
The Met Report’s mission is to cover breaking news throughout the Auraria Campus that interest Metro State students.
In 2004, the Met Report was winner of the SPJ National Mark of Excellence Awards for Best All Around Online Student Broadcast, and was a station finalist for Television Non-Daily Newscast.
Each fall the Office of Student Media selects an editor to direct a campus search for unique literary and visual art pieces.