How to Browse Past Articles on The Jambar Website

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The Jambar's archive is reached by paging through the "Latest Stories" feed on the homepage. At the bottom of the story list you'll find numbered page links (1, 2, 3 …) and a "Next Page" link; the site currently runs to 1,470 pages, so older articles are still reachable but require stepping back through the feed rather than using a search box or date filter.

What the archive looks like

The Jambar (thejambar.com) is the student publication of Youngstown State University, published since 1931. Its homepage presents recent items under "Featured Articles" and a "Latest Stories" stream that mixes news, sports, arts and reviews. Each entry shows a headline, date, author credit (e.g., "By William Staten / The Jambar") and a short excerpt.

At the end of that stream, the pagination control reads:

Post navigation — 1 2 3 ... 1,470 Next — Page 1 of 1470

That single control is the main route into the back catalog.

Step-by-step: paging to older stories

  1. Open the homepage at thejambar.com and scroll to the end of the "Latest Stories" list.
  2. Click a numbered page (2 or 3) to move a few steps back, or click "Next Page" to advance one page at a time. The label "Page 1 of 1470" confirms where you are.
  3. Scan headlines and dates on each page. Dates appear with every item, so you can judge how far back a page sits before clicking further.
  4. Repeat until you reach the period you want. Because there are 1,470 pages, jumping to a specific month means many clicks; expect to work backward in sequence.

Expected result: each page loads the next batch of older stories in reverse-chronological order, ending with the earliest items on the final pages.

Practical tips and common snags

  • No visible search or date filter. The evidence shows only pagination, so plan on browsing rather than querying. If you know an author or section, use your browser's find function (Ctrl+F or Cmd+F) on each page to spot names like "William Staten" or "James Westover."
  • Section browsing is limited. Headlines carry implicit sections (sports, arts, reviews), but the feed is combined; there is no separate section archive link in the page evidence.
  • Deep pages take patience. Reaching 1930s–2000s material means traversing a very long feed. For very old issues, a library or university archive may be faster than the website.
  • Dates are your anchor. Every story lists a date (e.g., "October 23, 2026"), so note the date on the page where you stop to resume later.
  • Bookmark your position. Save the URL of a numbered page so you can return without re-clicking from page 1.

When this approach fits

Use homepage pagination if you want to browse recent weeks or months of coverage, follow a recurring feature, or find a story you saw recently but didn't save. If you need a specific article from years ago, combine paging with a site-restricted search engine query (e.g., site:thejambar.com [topic]) or check Youngstown State University library resources, since the site itself offers no archive search in the material reviewed here.