The Sky Rocket newspaper was produced and published by the Freed-Hardeman College student body from October 1923 until December 1971. The 1923-1929 papers are especially valuable, since a campus yearbook was not published until 1929. After 1971, it was decided the paper needed a new look and a new name, becoming The New Edition and later, Bell Tower. Gaps in issue dates indicate that the Archives does not have the missing issue. We have also retained inaccurate and conflicting volume and issue numbers to reflect the paper's details. If you would like to donate a missing issue of one of these newspapers, we would be happy to visit with you. These historic documents are available due to the generosity of the Paul Meek Library at the University of Tennessee-Martin.
Sky Rocket
Sky Rocket (1923-1929)
Sky Rocket (1930-1939)
Sky Rocket (1940-1949)
Sky Rocket (1950-1959)
Sky Rocket (1960-1969)
February 1960 (Vol.38 No.6)
March 1960 (Vol.38 No.7)
April 1960 (Vol.38 No.8)
May 1960 (Vol.38 No.9)
October 3, 1960 (Vol.39 No.1)
October 1960 (Vol.39 No.2)
October 31, 1960 (Vol.39 No.3)
November 14, 1960 (Vol.39 No.4)
November 29, 1960 (Vol.39 No.5)
December 12, 1960 (Vol.39 No.6)
January 24, 1961 (Vol.39 No.7)
February 13, 1961 (Vol.39 No.8)
February 27, 1961 (Vol.39 No.9)
March 27, 1961 (Vol.39 No.10)
April 17, 1961 (Vol.39 No.11)
May 15, 1961 (Vol.39 No.12)
September 1961 (Vol.38 No.1)
October 6, 1961 (Vol.38 No.2)
October 20, 1961 (Vol.38 No.3)
November 3, 1961 (Vol.38 No.4)
November 20, 1961 (Vol.38 No.5)
December 5, 1961 (Vol.38 No.6)
December 15, 1961 (Vol.38 No.7)
January 1962 (Vol.38 No.8)
February 1962 (Vol.38 No.9)
March 1962 (Vol.38 No.10)
April 16, 1962 (Vol.38 No.11)
April 30, 1962 (Vol.38 No.12)
May 1962 (Vol.38 No.13)
December 1962 (Vol.39 No.3)
February 1963 (Vol.39 No.4)
March 1963 (Vol.39 No.5)
April 15, 1963 (Vol.39 No.6)
May 1963 (Vol.39 No.7)
September 1963 (Vol.40 No.1)
November 1963 (Vol.40 No.2)
May 1965 (Vol.40 No.8)
September 1965 (Vol.43 No.1)
October 1965 (Vol.43 No.2)
November 1965 (Vol.44 No.3)
January 1966 (Vol.44 No.3)
February 1966 (Vol.44 No.4)
April 1966 (Vol.44 No.6)
May 1969 (Vol.44)
October 1969 (Vol.44 No.1)
Sky Rocket (1970-1971)
The New Edition
The New Edition (1971-1972)
Bell Tower
Bell Tower (1972-1979)
December 15, 1972 (Vol.1 No.4)
February 9, 1973 (Vol.1 No.5)
April 13, 1973 (Vol.1 No.7)
May 4, 1973 (Vol.1 No.8)
September 21, 1973 (Vol.2 No.1)
October 19, 1973 (Vol.2 No.2)
December 14, 1973 (Vol.2 No.4)
February 8, 1974 (Vol.2 No.5)
April 12, 1974 (Vol.2 No.7)
May 10, 1974 (Vol.2 No.8)
October 22, 1974 (Vol.3 No.2)
November 19, 1974 (Vol.3 No.3)
December 10, 1974 (Vol.3 No.4)
February 4, 1975 (Vol.3 No.5)
May 6, 1975 (Vol.3 No.8)
November 11, 1975 (Vol.4 No.4)
February 3, 1976 (Vol.4 No.6)
February 28, 1976 (Vol.4 No.7)
March 12, 1976 (Vol.4 No.8)
April 2, 1976 (Vol.4 No.9)
April 16, 1976 (Vol.4 No.10)
April 30, 1976 (no vol)
May 13, 1976 (Vol.4 No.12)
October 1, 1976 (Vol.5 No.1)
October 29, 1976 (Vol.5 No.2)
November 12, 1976 (Vol.5 No.3)
February 15, 1977 (Vol.5 No.4)
April 5, 1977 (Vol.5 No.6)
May 3, 1977 (no vol)
December 12, 1978 (Vol.7 No.2)
November 10, 1978 (Vol.7 No.2)
February 23, 1979 (Vol.7 No.3)
April 30, 1979 (Vol.7 No.4)
September 14, 1979 (Vol.8 No.1)
October 8, 1979 (Vol.8 No.2)
October 29, 1979 (Vol.8 No.3)
Bell Tower (1980-1989)
September 3, 1981 (Vol.10 No.1)
September 10, 1981 (Vol.10 )
September 17, 1981 (Vol.10 No.1)
September 24, 1981 (Vol.1 No.4)
October 1, 1981 (Vol.1 No.5)
October 8, 1981 (Vol.1 No.6)
October 15, 1981 (Vol.1 No.7)
October 22, 1981 (Vol.1 No.8)
October 29, 1981 (Vol.1 No.9)
November 5, 1981 (Vol.1 No.10)
November 12, 1981 (Vol.1 No.11)
December 10, 1981 (Vol.1 No.13)
January 28, 1982 (Vol.1 No.14)
February 4, 1982 (Vol.1 No.15)
February 11, 1982 (Vol.1 No.16)
February 18, 1982 (Vol.1 No.17)
February 25, 1982 (Vol.1 No.18)
March 4, 1982 (Vol.1 No.19)
March 25, 1982 (Vol.1 No.20)
April 8, 1982 (Vol.1 No.22)
April 15, 1982 (Vol.1 No.23)
April 23, 1982 (Vol.1 No.24)
September 2, 1982 (Vol.2 No.1)
September 9, 1982 (Vol.2 No.2)
September 23, 1982 (Vol.2 No.4)
September 30, 1982 (Vol.2 No.5)
October 7, 1982 (Vol.2 No.6)
October 14, 1982 (Vol.2 No.7)
October 21, 1982 (Vol.2 No.8)
October 28, 1982 (Vol.2 No.9)
November 4, 1982 (Vol.2 No.10)
November 11, 1982 (Vol.2 No.11)
November 18, 1982 (Vol.2 No.12)
December 9, 1982 (Vol.2 No.13)
January 27, 1983 (Vol.2 No.14)
February 3, 1983 (Vol.2 No.15)
February 10, 1983 (Vol.2 No.16)
February 24, 1983 (Vol.2 No.17)
March 17, 1983 (Vol.2 No.18)
March 31, 1983 (Vol.2 No.19)
April 21, 1983 (Vol.2 No.20)
October 13, 1983 (Vol.3 No.3)
November 7, 1983 (Vol.3 No.5)
February 9, 1984 (Vol.3 No.8)
February 23, 1984 (Vol.3 No.9)
March 8, 1984 (Vol.3 No.10)
September 20, 1984 (Vol.4 No.1)
October 4, 1984 (Vol.4 No.2)
October 18, 1984 (Vol.4 No.3)
November 5, 1984 (Vol.4 No.4)
November 16, 1984 (Vol.4 No.5)
December 6, 1984 (Vol.4 No.6)
January 24, 1985 (Vol.4 No.7)
February 7, 1985 (Vol.4 No.8)
February 21, 1985 (Vol.4 No.9)
March 28, 1985 (Vol.4 No.10)
April 4, 1985 (Vol.4 No.11)
April 25, 1985 (Vol.4 No.12)
September 19, 1985 (Vol.5 No.1)
October 11, 1985 (Vol.5 No.2)
November 8, 1985 (Vol.5 No.4)
November 22, 1985 (Vol.5 No.5)
December 6, 1985 (Vol.5 No.6)
January 24, 1986 (Vol.5 No.7)
February 6, 1986 (Vol.5 No.8)
February 21, 1986 (Vol.5 No.9)
March 7, 1986 (Vol.5 No.10)
April 4, 1986 (Vol.5 No.11)
April 18, 1986 (Vol.5 No.12)
May 2, 1986 (Vol.5 No.13)
September 26, 1986 (Vol.6 No.2)
November 21, 1986 (Vol.6 No.6)
December 12, 1986 (Vol.6 No.7)
January 30, 1987 (Vol.6 No.8)
February 13, 1987 (Vol.6 No.9)
February 27, 1987 (Vol.6 No.10)
March 13, 1987 (Vol.6 No.11)
April 2, 1987 (Vol.6 No.12)
April 24, 1987 (Vol.6 No.13)
May 1, 1987 (Vol.6 No.14)
September 18, 1987 (Vol.7 No.1)
September 25, 1987 (Vol.7 No.2)
October 2, 1987 (Vol.7 No.3)
October 9, 1987 (Vol.7 No.4)
October 16, 1987 (Vol.7 No.5)
October 23, 1987 (Vol.7 No.6)
October 30, 1987 (Vol.7 No.7)
November 6, 1987 (Vol.7 No.8)
November 13, 1987 (Vol.7 No.9)
November 20, 1987 (Vol.7 No.10)
December 4, 1987 (Vol.7 No.11)
December 11, 1987 (Vol.7 No.12)
January 22, 1988 (Vol.7 No.13)
January 29, 1988 (Vol.7 No.14)
February 5, 1988 (Vol.7 No.15)
February 12, 1988 (Vol.7 No.16)
February 22, 1988 (Vol.7 No.17)
March 4, 1988 (Vol.7 No.19)
March 11, 1988 (Vol.7 No.20)
March 25, 1988 (Vol.7 No.21)
April 1, 1988 (Vol.7 No.22)
April 8, 1988 (Vol.7 No.23)
April 22, 1988 (Vol.7 No.25)
September 16, 1988 (Vol.8 No.1)
September 30, 1988 (Vol.8 No.2)
October 14, 1988 (Vol.8 No.3)
February 18, 1980 (Vol.8 No.4)
October 28, 1988 (Vol.8 No.4)
March 14, 1980 (Vol.8 No.5)
November 11, 1988 (Vol.8 No.5)
April 4, 1980 (Vol.8 No.6)
December 2, 1988 (Vol.8 No.6)
April 25, 1980 (Vol.8 No.7)
March 17, 1989 (Vol.8 No.10)
April 7, 1989 (Vol.8 No.11)
September 15, 1989 (Vol.9 No.1)
October 3, 1980 (Vol.9 No.1)
February 26, 1981 (Vol.9 No.2)
September 29, 1988 (Vol.9 No.2)
April 4, 1981 (Vol.9 No.3)
October 3, 1989 (Vol.9 No.3)
April 24, 1981 (Vol.9 No.4)
December 8, 1989 (Vol.9 No.6)
Bell Tower (1990-1999)
Bell Tower (2000-2009)
February 15, 2002 (Vol.22 No.7)
April 5, 2002 (Vol.22 No.9)
September 21, 2005 (Vol.26 No.2)
October 20, 2005 (Vol.26 No.4)
December 6, 2005 (Vol.26 No.6)
February 14, 2006 (Vol.26 No.8)
March 2, 2006 (Vol.26 No.9)
January 31, 2008 (Vol.28 No.7)
February 14, 2008 (Vol.28 No.8)
February 28, 2008 (Vol.28 No.9)
May 1, 2008 (Vol.28 No.12)
September 10, 2008 (Vol.29 No.1)
September 18, 2008 (Vol.29 No.2)
October 2, 2008 (Vol.29 No.3)
October 23, 2008 (Vol.29 No.4)
November 13, 2008 (Vol.29 No.5)
December 4, 2008 (Vol.29 No.6)
February 5, 2009 (Vol.29 No.7)
February 26, 2009 (Vol.29 No.8)
April 9, 2009 (Vol.29 No.9)
April 23, 2009 (Vol.29 No.11)
May 7, 2009 (Vol.29 No.12)
September 17, 2009 (Vol.30 No.1)
October 1, 2009 (Vol.30 No.2)
October 15, 2009 (Vol.30 No.3)
November 5, 2009 (Vol.30 No.4)
December 10, 2009 (Vol.30 No.6)
Bell Tower (2010-Present)
November 11, 2010 (Vol.30 No.5)
February 11, 2010 (Vol.30 No.7)
February 25, 2010 (Vol.30 No.8)
March 11, 2010 (Vol.30 No.9)
April 1, 2010 (Vol.30 No.10)
April 15, 2010 (Vol.30 No.11)
April 29, 2010 (Vol.30 No.12)
September 16, 2010 (Vol.31 No.1)
October 7, 2010 (Vol.31 No.2)
October 21, 2010 (Vol.31 No.3)
November 4, 2010 (Vol.31 No.4)
November 18, 2010 (Vol.31 No.5)
December 9, 2010 (Vol.31 No.6)
February 3, 2011 (Vol.31 No.7)
February 17, 2011 (Vol.31 No.8)
March 3, 2011 (Vol.31 No.9)
March 24, 2011 (Vol.31 No.10)
April 7, 2011 (Vol.31 No.11)
April 28, 2011 (Vol.31 No.12)