 The Collegian has been the school student newspaper of record at Baltimore City College since it was first published as a bi @-@ weekly newspaper in 1929 . There have been other similar publications , such as The Oriole , the student magazine which started printing in 1912 , however The Collegian is oldest , continuous student @-@ run publication . Originally , the newspaper was both managed and printed by students . During the 1930s , The Collegian won numerous awards including second place in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association 's annual contest for five years in a row . Since 2000 , printing of the publication has been scaled back . The Collegian is now published quarterly , often with a bonus issue around the time of the annual City @-@ Poly football game . Since 2014 , The Collegian also actively engages students and alumni through various social media platforms . 
