A timeline of the Skiff

Sept. 19, 1902 — First edition of the Skiff was printed
1906 — The Skiff had a circulation of 2,000 copies a month
1936 — “Campus news covered by Department of Journalism students” slogan replaced with teasers
Summer 1943 — The Skiff began publishing in the summer because the university was on a trimester system due to World War II
1948 — Format converts to tabloid
1946 — All-American Rating
1955 — First on-campus print shop
1958 — Began publishing twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays
1962 — One of the first color photographs ran of the Homecoming candidates
1963 — Became member of The Associated Press
1965 — The Skiff won the Pacemaker Award — one of the top five college newspapers in the country — from the American Newspapers Publishers Association and the Associated Collegiate Press
September 1967 — Journalism department accredited
November 1967 — “Negro actress” performed at TCU
January 1968 — All-American rating.
1971 — The Skiff became a daily publication
September 1975 — Start of editorial page policy
September 1975 — Bias charges held against TCU
November 1975 — Student Publication Committee chosen
1980 — Chancellor Tucker asked task force to look at creating a college of communication
November 1980 — Plans to have Moudy building completed by fall 1981
January 1981 — The Skiff polls 410 students:
97 percent read the Skiff once a week
83 percent said the Skiff is an important part of campus
76 percent said it is fun to read
72 percent said it had good coverage
67 percent said it was a good newspaper
75 percent said they looked forward to reading it
47 percent said it was accurate
49 percent said it was fair
37 percent said it was personally important
78 percent said they read front page
44 percent said they read the editorial page
56 percent said they read third page
44 percent said they read sports
33 percent said they read Et Cetera
September 1981 — The Skiff address changed to Moudy Building South, Room 291. Building not fully completed.
November 1981 — Journalism classes started in Moudy
January 1985 — The Skiff major redesign.
October 1986 — Grammar Spelling and Punctuation test made requirement for Media writing
August 1989 — The Skiff gained All American status again
August 1992 — Purple Poll appeared but didn’t stick around
January 1996 — Purple Poll back for good
August 1998 — The Skiff published online
November 1999 — Skiff TV made debut online
Spring 2001 — The Skiff gained Sweepstakes from Texas Intercollegiate Press Association
Sept. 19, 2002 — Skiff’s100th Birthday!