The Transcript, published at Ohio Wesleyan University, is the oldest independent college student newspaper in the United States.
[1] The newspaper dates back to 1867 when it first appeared under the name Western Collegian.
Joseph B. Battelle was the first editor of Western Collegian, at that time a student at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Following his graduation from Wesleyan, Battelle would become one of the most prominent journalists at Toledo Blade.
Charles W. Fairbanks served as a co-editor of the Western Collegian.