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Discuss “Statistically Speaking”

This week, The Tartan celebrates its centennial anniversary. Take a look at how things have changed since the inaugural October 24, 1906 issue:

Price of a single newspaper in 1906: $0.05

Price of yearly subscription in 1906: $1.00

Number of staff members listed in inaugural issue: 2

Number of pages in inaugural issue: 8

Number of pages in previous issue: 31

Number of staff members listed in last week's issue: 61

Number of issues published last week (estimate): 6000

Source: The Tartan

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