Students are back at the University of Wisconsin-Superior and for this month’s episode of Archive Dive, we are diving into 105 years of journalism on its campus.

The first edition of the school’s student newspaper, the Peptimist, was published on January 15, 1920. The price per copy at the time was just three cents. The semi-monthly paper was devoted to the activities and opinions of the students at what was then the Superior Normal School.

Fast forward to 2025 and the name of both the school and the newspaper, now the Promethean, have changed, but the award-winning publication has stayed true to its mission.

In this episode, Telegram reporter Maria Lockwood is joined by Tom Hansen, senior lecturer in the communicating arts department at UW-Superior and also the adviser to the Promethean and KUWS radio, as well Promethean alumni Drew Kerner, former Editor-In-Chief with the Promethean, and Jeffrey McClure, former sports editor of the Promethean. The four of them discuss the role the paper plays in campus life, some notable former staff members, their own involvement in its storied history and more. Lockwood and Telegram colleague Shelley Nelson are among other Promethean alums.

“It's fantastic that students have had 105 years of telling their stories,” said Hansen.

For more about the Promethean, including archive issues, visit uws-promethean.com.

New episodes of "Archive Dive" are published monthly. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes are edited and produced by Duluth Media Group digital producer Dan Williamson. If you have an idea for a topic you’d like to see covered, email Maria Lockwood at [email protected].