Standardized tests may come to college
Traditionally, students have equated the beginning of college with the end of one’s standardized testing career. However, soon these two may no longer...
American math and sciences slipping
Public discourse on America’s growing deficiencies in math and science education is intensifying. “America must do more to prepare high school students...
Proposed budget would cut loans
That HUB refund check may have just gotten a little smaller. On February 6, President George W. Bush presented Congress with the White House’s proposal...
Campus stores annually lose money to theft
Bookstore officials do not raise textbook prices just to inflate their pocketbooks. Last fiscal year, the University Shoppe, campus art store, and Entropy...
Zeta becomes Alpha Chi Omega
Add another item to the list of changes taking place on Carnegie Mellon’s campus this year: Local sorority Zeta Psi Sigma is no longer. The letters adorning...
Panel discusses RIAA
Analogies flew fast and furious at the Public Debate on Electronic File Sharing hosted by the University of Pittsburgh last Friday. In an October article,...
Alcohol-related incident to blame in Pitt student's death
The recent death of a University of Pittsburgh student due to intoxication could have an impact on the Carnegie Mellon community. Leland Holly IV, a 23-year-old...
Crime and incident
Theft 11 February 2006 at 08:45 A carpenter for Facilities Management Services called the police and said that unknown individuals removed his carpentry...
Lecture preview
Utopianism, video games, and sex are this week’s topics in the University Lecture Series. This afternoon, graduate students Asi Burak and Eric Brown...
Statistically speaking
Recently, a number of high-profile search engine companies complied with the Chinese government’s demands and began filtering out so-called inappropriate...
Executive Privilege
Last year, student government allocated $2.70 from each student’s semesterly fee to The Tartan. Not a bad deal for 14 issues. Around 8500 undergraduate...