University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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44.1. A. .-' cf. .J 4 . u,L..:.L ..'...... A .- E- :Lac ,D a By the first commencement of 1871 there were already many established groups at the Aggie, including several fraterna- ties, two of which had been founded here, a debating socie- ty, a glee club and an orchestra. The first student publica- tion, The INDEX, was published that year and has been ev- ery year since. AGCIE LIFE, a weekly newspaper, began publication in the '80s, changed its name to COLLEGE SIGNAL in 1901 amidst student agitation for the removal of the word Aggie from everything, and eventually became our constant companion the COLLEGIAN in 1914.

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