A souvenir notebook celebrating The Daily Princetonian’s 150th anniversary.

This fall, a news story overtook the nation, prompting a national discussion on consent, fraternities, and sexual assault on campuses.

The news story did not originate from a national outlet, but a student newspaper — The Cornell Daily Sun.

Like most local news organizations, student newspapers are also disappearing, leaving a massive void between the gravity of news revolving around national and international issues, with ...