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LTTE: language
Issue date: 9/6/07 Section: Opinion
I am writing in regards to the "Dangerous standoff warrants an arrest and some other s**t" article title.
What kind of paper publishes language like that in big bold letters?
I believe this is very inappropriate and reflects badly on me as and individual and CSU's reputation.
What are we supposed to say for ourselves if business professionals are on campus and read this paper? I would hang my head in shame.
This title is absolutely unreasonable and I can't believe your chief editor would allow something like this to be published. Even if it were a quote, I think you could subtly mention it in the article instead of the title.
This reflects badly on students, the university, and especially the Collegian. Don't you want to be a credible publication?
Would the New York Times or even the Fort Collins Coloradoan publish something like that? Probably not.
Kyle Schmidt
Junior business administration major
kschmidt50@gmail.com
What kind of paper publishes language like that in big bold letters?
I believe this is very inappropriate and reflects badly on me as and individual and CSU's reputation.
What are we supposed to say for ourselves if business professionals are on campus and read this paper? I would hang my head in shame.
This title is absolutely unreasonable and I can't believe your chief editor would allow something like this to be published. Even if it were a quote, I think you could subtly mention it in the article instead of the title.
This reflects badly on students, the university, and especially the Collegian. Don't you want to be a credible publication?
Would the New York Times or even the Fort Collins Coloradoan publish something like that? Probably not.
Kyle Schmidt
Junior business administration major
kschmidt50@gmail.com
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lol
posted 9/06/07 @ 12:09 AM MST
I didn't know that Shit was such a bad word. I thought that this was a grownup college newspaper that could write whatever it wanted, Shit included. Would it have made such a big difference if they wrote "stuff" instead? I wonder how many would translate it to Shit in their minds either way. (Continued…)
jmh
posted 9/06/07 @ 8:14 AM MST
It's a matter of professionalism. Sure, we are all adults, and I'm sure most, if not all, of us have said or say that word. But for a publication seeking to change it's image from lackluster to something noteworthy, making egregious editing errors is not helping. (Continued…)
tom
posted 9/06/07 @ 8:25 AM MST
whoa whoa whoa... let's back up the train a little bit. Now WTF? What happened? I never see a print edition of the Collegian - what happened?
Collegian is a joke
posted 9/06/07 @ 10:54 AM MST
Are you friggin kidding me Collegian? The funniest part of the whole thing is in the same paper you had the boldness to have a "We stand by our coverage" article. (Continued…)
Joe
posted 9/06/07 @ 2:39 PM MST
The paper wasn't bad last year. Its gone down the tubes since. I never thought I'd side with whiny Greeks complaining about the Collegian, but I think they've got a point now. (Continued…)
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