The Massachusetts Daily Collegian | 914 followers on LinkedIn. A student-run newspaper and responsible press serving the UMass Amherst community since 1890. #thestudentsvoice | The Massachusetts Daily Collegian is the independently funded, student-run newspaper of the University of Massachusetts Amherst published Sunday through Wednesday during the UMass calendar semester. Founded in 1890, the paper began as Aggie Life, became the College Signal in 1901, the Weekly Collegian in 1914 and the Tri-Weekly Collegian in 1956. Please feel free to contact the Collegian by visiting us in the Campus Center Basement or by emailing [email protected].