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The Maroon Tiger, Morehouse College’s weekly student run newspaper was first issued in 1898 as The Athenaeum. The publication was renamed The Maroon Tiger in 1925 and became a monthly publication. The publication highlighted student life and campus activities, such as the dramatic arts, music, and sports. The magazine also provided an arena for poetry, fiction and opinion. American poet and writer Tom Dent was a contributor while he attended from 1948-1952, as was fellow alum