In 2000 the newspaper severed legal and financial ties with the University of Toledo and became The Independent Collegian. For the next 19 years it was published by the Collegian Media Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization.
The newspaper of record for UT has covered young students going off to defend their county in World War II and others returning from the War in Iraq.
The Collegian was there during the Rockets’ 35-0 football winning streak – still the second longest in NCAA history – and it chronicled the defeat of Bobby Knight’s national championship Indiana Hoosiers in the first game to be played in then-Centennial Hall.
It has covered the sudden resignation of one university president and the sudden deaths of five others. It has covered the offbeat – from the group 10,000 Maniacs performing in the Student Union to 10,000 fans lined up for tickets to see Elvis Presley in his penultimate concert.
But through it all, The Collegian has been dedicated to providing timely, accurate and relevant news about UT and the university community, and continues to do so.
— Marcus Dodson and Jenna Nance, First Place, Sports Coverage
— Savannah Joslin, First Place, Photojournalism
— The Independent Collegian, First Place, Sports Coverage
— Danielle Gamble, Amanda Eggert, and Samantha Rhodes, First Place, Arts & Entertainment
— Joe Heidenescher, General Column Writing
— The Independent Collegian, First Place, Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper
— Blake Bacho, First Place, Sports Writing.
— The Independent Collegian, First Place, News Coverage
— The Independent Collegian, First Place, Sports Coverage
— Bob Taylor, First Place, Photojournalism
— Independent Collegian, First Place, Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper
— Paris Black, First Place, General Column Writing
— The Independent Collegian, Second Place, Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper
— The Independent Collegian, Second Place, Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper
— Ethan Keating, Third Place, Editorial Writing.
— The Independent Collegian, Third Place, Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper
— The Independent Collegian, Third Place, Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper
— Dave Hochanadel, First Place, Sports Photography
— Dave Hochanadel, First Place, Photo Illustration
— Dave Hochanadel, Third Place, Photo Illustration
— The Independent Collegian, First Place, Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper
— The Independent Collegian, First Place, Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper