According to an Associated Press story, three student newspapers -- the Tartan at Carnegie Mellon University, the Aquinas at the University of Scranton and the Gateway at the University of Nebraska-Omaha -- have attracted varying degrees of controversy because of their April 1 editions.
The Tartan's 12-page April 1 issue "The Natrat" received dozens of complaints about a cartoon involving an ethnic slur and poems about rape and mutilation, which has led to an administrative investigation.
According to the Associated Press, the Tartan will hire an ethics manager, but the paper already has shut down voluntarily for the rest of the semester and the editor-in-chief will take leave of absence until the fall.
Scranton administrators closed the Aquinas for satirizing Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" and college administrators, the Associated Press reported.
The Gateway's four-page April 1 issue "The Ghettoway" drew complaints over its satire of pop culture, which included bylines such as "Ono Udidn" and "Mindjo Bidness."
The Gateway apologized and said it was planning sensitivity training and a forum on student relations, according to the AP report.
Mark Goodman, the executive director of the Student Press Law Center, told the Associated Press the center discourages Aprils Fools' editions.
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