Journalism can be a self-prophesying industry. Every journalist understands the political leaning and expected coverage of their workplace, and it takes bravery for journalists to write against a predominating zeitgeist with their job on the line. That’s not an excuse for media bias, but it is a problem.
The ABC dorm search put The Cavalier Daily in a tough situation.
Numbers are great weapons, made to dissemble.
Writing a science article is a bit like coaxing a 5-year-old into eating foie gras. Upon seeing the plate, the kid will become suspicious. He will complain about the color, poke the spongy texture and make a few skeptical faces. He must be spoon-fed the first couple of bites. If he likes it, you’re lucky. More often, you simply realize a 5-year-old won’t eat foie gras and maybe jumping straight from chicken nuggets to duck livers wasn’t the best idea.
Like plant stems eagerly soaking up water, we absorb their wisdom every day. Like young children to their mothers, we listen with rapt — or not so rapt — attention to the lectures that may determine our futures.
Informed retraction. Wait, I’m not talking about the honor system. Surprised? I know; it’s a phrase you’re tired of hearing.
How many times have you found yourself stuck in the class-transition time crowd, moving slower than students leaving the Corner at 2 a.m.
