Colbert Nation better duck. Eagle Droppings, a new satirical website that will take on AU, local, national and global topics, is swooping in to provide a campus-wide chuckle.
AU’s Media Board and Student Activities approved the new media source in October, which will start tickling the collective campus’ funny bone this spring.
Eagle Droppings’ trial stories, presented to the Media Board and Student Activities, included a satire where TDR chefs replaced the condiment mustard with mustard gas, left over from World War I munitions buried at AU.
Eagle Droppings will be published exclusively online for its first year. However, the organization may explore print and broadcast media options in the future, according to Editor -in-Chief Greg Handelsman.
Eagle Droppings will provide an outlet for AU’s student satirists to publish their comedic news writings, according to School of Communication Professor Matthew McNevin, a faculty consultant to the website.
Handelsman previously interned at “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “Saturday Night Live” and Fox News.
“My experiences at three internships helped me to realize that I wanted to create a media organization on campus that can allow students to express their comedic side,” Handelsman said.
Eagle Droppings is currently seeking new writers, cartoonists and Web designers for the website. If interested, e-mail american.eagledroppings@gmail.com.
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