Letter of Intent to the CMU Community
Since April of 2004, The Tartan has undergone a period of restructuring and rebuilding. Our focus has been recentered on our mission to excel as Carnegie...
From the Tartan Ombudsman
When I first decided to get involved with the Tartan, I was as skeptical as the next person regarding the future of the paper, even with all the new changes...
President Cohen's submission
I applaud The Tartan's decision to run this Special Edition devoted to the report of the Commission convened to recommend corrective actions resulting...
From Michael Murphy, Dean of Student Affairs
The publication of the April 1 ?Natrat? duly caused considerable outcry on this campus and well beyond. In the wake of publication, there was active and...
From Franklin Williams, Managing Editor
When I arrived at Carnegie Mellon in 2002, I noticed a pervasive atmosphere of disdain and negativity toward The Tartan. I felt it strange that students...
From The Tartan's Former Executive Officer
Nobody believed me when I told them I had the greatest job on campus. As the Executive Officer of The Tartan, I inherited an organization that was heavily...
From the new Editor-in-Chief of The Tartan
In the brief issue that The Tartan published immediately following The Natrat last April, I wrote that I was still proud to work at this newspaper and...
From Bradford L. Yankiver, Executive Officer
Front pages of The Tartan from decades past hang framed on the walls of The Tartan?s office. The April 29, 1914, issue reports the dedication of the Design...
Report of the Presidential Commission Responding to Issues Raised by the April 2004 P
History and Context On April 1, 2004, the Carnegie Mellon student newspaper The Tartan published its annual April Fool?s Day satire issue, the ?Natrat.?...