Meet the black greeks
On October 28, 2004, two CMU students stood in front of the campus community at the Fence as new brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Along with...
Robert Strauss wins big
Robert P. Strauss, a professor of economics and public finance in the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, is the 2005 recipient...
Organizations celebrate first Asian Heritage Month
For nearly a quarter of Carnegie Mellon students, November is the month to celebrate. This November marks CMU?s first annual Asian Heritage Month (AHM),...
Student Life initiates Thanksgiving baskets
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that this year the country will produce 256 million turkeys, 649 million pounds of cranberries, and about 1.6 billion...
Study shows students cause computer issues
According to a recent survey published by the Chronicle of Higher Education, you are your computer?s worst enemy. The survey reported that out of 319...
Nuclear Awareness survey, Week 3
As weapons technology has advanced, and inevitably spread, the principles of warfare used by governments to justify their actions have changed. Today,...
Students split on nuclear usage
In last week?s survey, Carnegie Mellon students were asked what circumstances justify the United States? use of nuclear force. Results show students are...
SUMMIT will return to campus in January
Learning how to snowshoe is not a class the average Carnegie Mellon student would take. But on January 12?14, the opportunity does exist. Come January,...
Mentorship program looks for students
Calling all kid lovers: bring your energy and enthusiasm to the Leaders in Learning mentorship program this spring. Leaders in Learning is a program...
Deliberative poll to take place on November 19
On Saturday, November 19, ninety students will participate in CMU's "campus conversation," the first campus-specific deliberative poll in the nation....
Lecture Preview/Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate
Ted Kooser, current U.S. Poet Laureate and 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry, will give a poetry reading at 8 pm on Wednesday as part of the Adamson...
Statistically Speaking
November 11 was the 52nd Veterans? Day since the holiday was renamed. Originally called Armistice Day, the holiday was established to commemorate the...
Crime and Incident
Theft 1 November 2005 at 17:57 A Webster resident notified police that her keys were stolen from the University Center. The keys were marked with her...
Executive Privilege
The Tartan will be having its annual elections on December 1, and you are welcome to run. Many college newspapers do not use a democratic election to...