Comments on: 8 Unique Newspapers

By: AndrÃ©a

AndrÃ©a — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:54:12 +0000

Edward: As far as I can tell, the Ionian’s issue is not related to the nationally printed Onion. The Onion mentioned in this article was founded in 1988 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; the inspiration for the name was merely an onion sandwich. It appears The Ionian no longer publishes an April Fools edition, since the last spring issue of 2009 was March 5; the next issue wasn’t until September 3.

Alum: I’m surprised the staff of NMSU’s Conscience was expelled — I guess they were printing rather controversial topics?

By: Alum

Alum — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:58:25 +0000

Back in the late 60′s New Mexico State University had dueling student papers, the official Round Up (known to the student body as the Ground Up as in beef) and an underground paper run by students called the Conscience. The Conscience gave the behind the scenes at NMSU until its staff was discovered and expelled. Quite interesting articles at the time, still miss them to this day.

By: Beecher

Beecher — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:52:11 +0000

It may not count but both Harvard and Emerson have two humor publications. Harvard has Lampoon and Demon while Emerson has Hyena and Lauph.

By: Edward

Edward — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:32:42 +0000

The Iona College (New Rochelle, NY) newspaper was The Ionian but it’s April Fools edition was called The Onion. Is this Onion newspaper related in some way? Is Iona still able to issue their April Fools edition? Am curious as I am an alum of Iona.

By: scribbleed

scribbleed — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:33:00 +0000

How about the handwritten newspaper portrayed in the documentary “The Last Calligraphers” (google it).

By: Christian in Tampa

Christian in Tampa — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:03:25 +0000

Don’t forget America’s only Tri-Lingual newspaper, La Gaceta. It is published once a week in historic Ybor City here in Tampa.

By: AndrÃ©a

AndrÃ©a — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:35:40 +0000

Kevin: I had heard about the football game, but forgot. Thanks for mentioning it!

Amy & Rachel: I’ll have to check out the Porcupine Press and the Arcata Eye; they both sound great.

By: Maxwell

Maxwell — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:33:14 +0000

Great variety! The Onion is a personal favorite, but I can’t wait to check out the others!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:22:33 +0000

I’m a fan of the Arcata Eye, a weekly paper out of Arcata, CA. (I might have already plugged them on this blog–I totally forget.)
The editor-in-chief is also the crime reporter, and apparently has tons of spare time on his hands.

Recent examples:
12:06 p.m. In retrospect, it was sheer foolishness to leave a portable computer, wallet and other valuables in a car at Fourth and J streets over the weekend.

12:20 p.m. A humanoid was observed curled up in a sleeping bag in an alley behind a downtown hardware store. Police investigated the worrisome lumpage, and determined that it was a futon in the shape of a person. The officers rearranged the futon so it didnâ€™t look so much like a dead bod.

12:27 p.m. Nearby, a man lolling about in I Street was advised about wiser sitting practices.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:49:12 +0000

The strangest paper I’ve seen is The Porcupine Press from Michigan’s UP. Its hilarious.