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Torch Magazine
The Torch Magazine is a directly affiliated publication with the University of Minnesota Crookston. The Torch Magazine is a publication done by the University of Minnesota Crookston twice a year to cover all information regarding alumni, events, news stories, and more from the campus. The magazine is published once in the fall/winter months and in the spring/summer months every year and is sent out to all alumni from the Northwest School of Agriculture, the University of Minnesota Technical College, and the University of Minnesota Crookston.

History
The University of Minnesota Crookston is one of the five campuses in the University of Minnesota system. Before the campus was the University of Minnesota Crookston, it was the Northwest School of Agriculture. A regional residential agricultural high school for children to attend. The Northwest School of Agriculture later transitioned into a two-year technical school, the University of Minnesota Technical Institute, which later changed to the University of Minnesota Technical College. In 1993, the University of Minnesota Crookston became a baccalaureate degree institution.

The Torch Magazine began in 1985 while being affiliated with the University of Minnesota Technical College. The magazine was called "The Trojan Torch" named after the technical college's mascot, the Trojans. The first publication was in the spring of 1985 and ran until the spring of 1995, with the name being The Trojan Torch. In the fall of 1995, the University changed its name to "The Torch" due to the transition from being a technical college into a university. The mascot change affected the magazine's name and was therefore altered to fit the now-standing, University of Minnesota Crookston.

Information
The Torch magazine was made to help the alumni from the three schools connected with their school. Inside The Torch, there are updates about current events that have happened on campus since the last magazine was published. These updates include academic changes, athletic updates, and standings, faculty spotlights, as well as stories that have been made from interviews with alumni.