Auroran. Tattler. Calumet.

First, it was The Auroran.

Then, it was The Tattler.

Today, it is The Calumet.

From 1932 until 1936, The Auroran was the newspaper printed at MCC. With lots of ads for 50c hats and $1 shoes, they didn’t have funding to support their paper. They had to go to local businesses and ask for their support, which was given ten times over. In each edition, there are at least a half page of ads, promoting clothing stores, restaurants and school dances.

All the school sports teams were named the Indians, including men and women’s basketball. We no longer have MCC sports teams to write about, but as they did in ‘32, we have plenty to write about the Muscatine Muskies.

In 1936, the newspaper changed their name to The Tattler. After the name change, the format of the paper changed a lot. It went from line-separated columns and numerous ads to type-written columns that are separated with blank space and very little pictures. There were components that remained the same through every addition, including submissions from students and staff. There were gossip columns, consistent sports updates and even a poetry corner, which we are hoping to bring back to the modern Calumet.

The first edition of the Calumet was printed in 1951. As our motto says, “Student run since 1951,”.