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==HistoryControversies=====Early origins===In 1903, the Athletic Association at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College created ''The Virginia Tech'', a university-sponsored publication under the presidency of John McLaren McBryde that eventually became the Collegiate Times. By was once the 1960sdefendant in an $850, 000 [[w:libel|libel]] lawsuit when it was revealed that the university's board of visitors accepted "Virginia Tech" as an official and popular usage October 7, 1995 print edition of the school name, newspaper incorrectly listed the editorial board at ''The Virginia Tech'' opted Assistant to change the paperVice President for Student Affairs's name to title as "Director of Butt Licking". [[Katy Sinclair]], the ''Collegiate Times''editor responsible, insisted that this was a mistake due to using "dummy copy" and not editing before going to avoid any confusion between press. [[Sharon Yeagle]], the student publication plaintiff, held that this was a form of libel, as butt licking is considered "moral turpitude" and is illegal under Virginia law. In 1997, the university propercase was eventually dismissed after a judge ruled that "butt licking" was not meant to be taken literally.
In 1979the past several years, many students have been happy with the editing work, writing quality, and fact-checking performed by the Collegiate Times stopped receiving funding from . Typos are extremely common at the University time of publication, and it is not uncommon to even see typos and became completely self supportedmisspellings in headlines.<ref>{{cite news | first=Amie | last=Steele | coauthors= | title=Letter From Additionally, many students feel that the Editor | date=2007-08-22 | publisher= | url =http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/2007/08/22/Letter-from-the-Editor | work =Collegiate Times | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-22 | language = }}</ref>offers little quality control on their opinions and editorials sections, often publishing opinion pieces not based on facts, not significantly researched, or lacking controversy.