▁the ▁first ▁college ▁papers ▁to ▁become ▁fully ▁independent ▁from ▁its ▁parent ▁college . ▁Its ▁al umn i ▁work ▁at ▁nearly ▁every ▁major ▁newspaper ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁— ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal , ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁In qu ir er , ▁The ▁Dallas ▁Mor ning ▁News , ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁— ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁reporting , ▁editing , ▁design ▁and ▁phot ography ▁roles . ▁ ▁Publish er ▁reported ▁circul ation ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁was ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁copies , ▁with ▁a ▁week ly ▁online ▁circul ation ▁of ▁about ▁ 4 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁paper ' s ▁print ▁edition ▁is ▁published ▁Monday , ▁Wed nes day ▁and ▁Th urs day ▁during ▁the ▁academic ▁year , ▁but ▁content ▁is ▁published ▁online ▁daily ▁during ▁the ▁academic ▁year . ▁The ▁T ues day ▁print ▁edition ▁was ▁dropped ▁starting ▁in ▁fall ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁digital ▁content . ▁ ▁Independ ence ▁A ▁major ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁D . O . ▁history ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Until ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁was ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁SU , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁administration ▁could ▁possibly ▁influence ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁paper ▁based ▁on ▁financial ▁holds . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁university ▁refused ▁to ▁back ▁The ▁D . O . ▁in ▁a ▁lib el ▁suit ▁and ▁the ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁decided ▁to ▁sever ▁the ▁t