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The Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech Archives is home to several publications by students and for students. First, there is the student yearbook, The Owler, which
ran from 1951 to 1983 and contains stories and photographs of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech students, faculty and the campus events.

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Second, there is the student newspaper, which has undergone various name changes since 1947. The Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Vocational School (OVS) started the first (newsletter or newspaper) in 1947 titled The Owl. In 1948, when OVS became Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Technical Institute (OTI), the title of the paper changed to The Miler, which ran until 1982. Titles proceeded to change: Newspaper (1984), TechTalk (1984 -1988) and then The Edge (1988 to current) -- with intermittent issues starting September 30, 1988, named The Ledge, known as the "Joke Issue". The digital versions of all these student newspapers are located .

Front cover of OIT, OTI, OVS Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech's First 30 Years 1946-1976

 

 

The University Archives also houses a publication by the first Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech President, Winston Purvine. It is a compilation of documents illustrating the history of the first 30 years of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech.