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The Spectator

The Hamilton College Spectator, known simply as The Spectator or the Spec on campus, is the student newspaper of Hamilton College. The Spectator was founded in 1848 as The Radiator. The paper covers news, arts and sports both on and off campus and serves as a platform for members of the Hamilton community to voice opinions on the campus and beyond.

Circulation and distribution
As the College's primary campus news publication, The Spectator is published weekly on each Thursday that classes are in session. The publication is distributed to the campus dining halls, mail center, library and various other academic buildings. The Spectator reports on campus, local, and national news as well as Hamilton sports and campus life. The paper can be found online, and has a presence on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

History
The earliest Hamilton College literary magazine, The Talisman, appeared between 1832 and 1834. Another student publication, the Radiator, which The Spectator marks as its origin, appeared in 1848. A weekly publication, the Radiator, described itself as, “A Weekly Miscellany of General Literature, Science, and Foreign and Domestic Intelligence.” The publication was a collection of short stories, historical sketches, poetry and news excerpts gathered from both foreign and domestic news outlets. The College yearbook, The Hamiltonian was first published in 1858. The literary journal, The Hamilton Literary Monthly, began publication in 1866. The Campus, which was published between 1866 and 1870, was succeeded in 1899 by another campus newspaper, Hamilton Life. In 1942, Hamilton Life was succeeded by Hamiltonews, and in 1947, Hamiltonews became The Spectator.