In a March 15, 1910 column titled “How to kill a student newspaper,” one of our paper’s founding editors lamented the campus’ tepid response to its new student newspaper, which was then called The Triangle. The editor offered four suggestions to kill the paper entirely:

1. Do not subscribe; borrow your neighbor’s paper; be a sponge.

2. Look up the advertisements; then trade with the other fellow; be a chump.

3. Never hand in news items but criticize everything you read in the paper; be a coxcomb.

4. Tell your neighbors they pay too much for their papers; be a squeeze.

Fortunately, as our article today explains, The Triangle was able to survive this 1910s version of file-sharing. On the first day of our new blog, Campus Drive, I can offer only recommendation on how to kill a student blog: Don’t read it.

So please, support your student blog. Enjoy our articles. Comment frequently. Have a great first day of classes!