It’s correct under typical headline style, and following that guide is part of why The Onion nails so many headlines.
For comparison: “Russell Brand Invited To Florida College To Teach Sexual Assault Workshop” reads sensibly, but is technically a sentence fragment. It should normally be “was invited.” (And it could use some indefinite articles.) Like seeing “War Declared,” we accept this… annunciative case, which is a little bit Kevin Malone.
But they really should avoid those awkward corner cases. “Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side” should obviously be “It’s,” as a matter of readability. That’s the goal, here. It’s simplifying things to be as small as sensibly possible - and no further.
It’s correct under typical headline style, and following that guide is part of why The Onion nails so many headlines.
For comparison: “Russell Brand Invited To Florida College To Teach Sexual Assault Workshop” reads sensibly, but is technically a sentence fragment. It should normally be “was invited.” (And it could use some indefinite articles.) Like seeing “War Declared,” we accept this… annunciative case, which is a little bit Kevin Malone.
But they really should avoid those awkward corner cases. “Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side” should obviously be “It’s,” as a matter of readability. That’s the goal, here. It’s simplifying things to be as small as sensibly possible - and no further.