Easy approaches to diversity have failed the CMU campus

For the past six weeks, I have been going through The Tartan?s archives in order to publish our Almanac. I?ve retrieved copies of newspapers printed in...

Letter to the Editor

As the chair of the Activities Board I feel it is necessary to respond to last week?s piece [?Students anticipating Carnival?s arrival want to see it...

From the Ombudsman

Kristina Wiltsee As you may have noticed, this past Friday the stands were devoid of The Tartan?s April Fools satire edition, the ?Natrat,? for one of...

Guns on campus

Let?s get some things straight: I don?t own a gun; I have never fired a gun; and I don?t plan on ever doing either. Every discharge of a firearm is part...

Bring secret funding process into the light

The people who dole out the student activities fee have been keeping secrets from you and from the press. The Joint Funding Committee (JFC), the arm of...

SAY WHAT?

Burger King debuted its ?Enormous Omelet Sandwich? last week, sending left arms everywhere into an unpleasant tingling with 750,000 sold. Just as the...

USA Today readership program lacks thought students deserve

Newspapers are irreplaceable. They chronicle current events and promote a vital dialogue of ideas and opinions. In this student government election, students...

The Athletics Council scored another victory on Friday with ?The Guns of Carnegie.? Jock jams blared through the University Center as contestants faced...