The Arizona Daily Wildcat is an independent student newspaper published daily during the fall and spring semesters at the University of Arizona and weekly during the summer as the Arizona Summer Wildcat. It is distributed on campus and throughout Tucson with a circulation of 15,000. The function of the Daily Wildcat is to disseminate news to the community and to encourage an exchange of ideas. The Daily Wildcat was founded under a different name in 1899.