The Sunday Times White, chose the name in an apparent attempt to take advantage of the success of "The Observer", which had been founded in 1791, although there was no connection between the two papers. On 20 October 1822 it was reborn as "The Sunday Times", although it had no relationship with "The Times". In January 1823, White sold the paper to Daniel Whittle Harvey, a radical politician. Under its new owner, "The Sunday Times" notched up several firsts: a wood engraving it published of the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838 was the largest illustration to have appeared in a British newspaper;
The Metropolitan (newspaper) won hundreds of awards from organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists, Rocky Mountain Collegiate Press Association, and the Associated Collegiate Press. The Office of Student Media is run by a director and assistant director. In 1979, staff from previous student publications, The Paper, Cherry Creek Pioneer and The Auraria Times joined together and started The Metropolitan. Emerson Schwartzkopf, and Steve Werges are credited for launching The Metropolitan, they were assisted by Frank X Mullen, Sal Ruibal, and S. Peter Duray-Bito, Metropolitan State University of Denver’s current student newspaper. The original newspaper offices were located in the Plaza Building.