How to Contact The Tartan or Find Its Paper Edition

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The Tartan's website provides two direct routes for these needs: an About page and a Contact Us page for reaching the publication, and a PaperPDF section that appears to host digital versions of the print edition. The site's navigation lists both "About" and "Contact Us" alongside "PaperPDF," so you can start there rather than searching for a physical pickup location, which the available site information does not describe.

Contacting The Tartan

The site's main navigation includes a Contact Us page, which is the intended channel for editorial inquiries and submissions. The About page sits next to it and typically explains the paper's scope and who runs it.

The Tartan describes itself as Carnegie Mellon's student newspaper, published since 1906, covering CMU's campus as well as Oakland, Squirrel Hill, and the Greater Pittsburgh Region. That scope matters when you decide who to contact: campus stories, Pittsburgh-area stories, and opinion or letters content may route differently, and the Contact Us page is the place to confirm the right destination.

If your goal is a letter to the editor or op-ed, note that the site runs a dedicated "Letters" and "Op-Ed/LTE" section, with published examples like "Letter to the editor: Anthony Cacciato." Submitting through the Contact Us page is the logical first step, since the available site information does not list separate submission addresses.

Finding the Paper Edition

The navigation includes a PaperPDF entry, which indicates digital versions of the print edition are available through the site. This is the most direct way to read the paper edition without needing a physical copy.

What the site information does not specify:

  • Whether a printed paper edition is distributed on campus or in Pittsburgh
  • Any pickup locations, racks, or distribution schedule
  • Whether PaperPDF archives past issues or only the current one

If you need a physical copy, the Contact Us page is the appropriate place to ask, since no distribution details appear in the available site content.

Staying Updated Without the Paper

The site offers a newsletter signup through its "Join The Newsletter" link, which is useful if you want stories delivered rather than tracking down each edition. This is separate from the PaperPDF route: the newsletter delivers content, while PaperPDF appears to reproduce the print edition.

Quick Reference

Goal Where to go on the site
Editorial inquiries, submissions, letters Contact Us
Background on the paper and its scope About
Digital version of the print edition PaperPDF
Regular story updates by email Join The Newsletter

What to Do If You Can't Find an Answer

The available site information covers the existence of these pages but not their contents, so specific email addresses, phone numbers, or office locations aren't confirmed here. If the Contact Us page doesn't answer a question about physical distribution or a specific department, treat the About page as the next stop for context on how the paper is organized, then use Contact Us for anything unresolved.