Issue date: 11/15/07 Section: Editorial/Opinion

The Review may like having the last say, but really it just makes the publication look like a joke, which is what Loomis had said in his letter, ironically. The Review also chose to keep the supportive letters they received in a type of anonymity by only publishing first names, whereas Loomis' letter included his first and last name and his affiliation with the university as a professor. Clearly this was to single out the lone dissenter and only furthers the argument that the Review has no concept of journalism ethics.

College is a time of learning experiences based off of your mistakes, but a newspaper isn't something you can treat like a term paper. I take what journalists do seriously and for people to come and ignorantly believe there aren't guidelines or rules just like anything else is insulting.

Before claiming to strive for an objective coverage of news while at the same time slapping "Success in Iraq" on the front page coupled with blatant plagiarism from Fox News, I would suggest the Review open a journalism textbook or ask for some advice - they might actually get on a path that leads somewhere other than ridicule.

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