Board's actions regarding Chief cowardly - Editorials

Board's actions regarding Chief cowardly - Editorials


"Whatever embarrassment the Chief debate has caused, past and present, it is obvious this board's behavior has greatly surpassed it."

Get over yourself, DI Editorial Board. Who are you, anyway?

You're mad at the process? For 80 years, our university was represented by a stereotype that degrades, and you are made at the process used to fix the issue?

I have an inkling that if the Board had decided to hold this meeting, cast this vote, and announce its decision now-after basketball season in Champaign is over-you would have belly-ached about that, too.

"Poor us. They should have told us we were watching the last dance..."

"It's not fair..."




This is your cause?

This is the argument you want to make?

Pitiful.

Bam Bam Sucks

Counter-recruitment or counter-patriotism? - Opinions

It's easy to take pot-shots at the anti war Left, Bam Bam. If you're so fucking great, sign up and serve.

SIUC to turn green early - Campus

SIUC to turn green early - Campus

Great! Cochrane's Daddy would be proud.

Champaign proposes Unofficial legislation - News

Champaign proposes Unofficial legislation - News

The entire event should be outlawed. The sole purpose is to encourage binge drinking to fill Cochrane's pockets with student money. Meanwhile, taxpayers foot the bill for increased security and wasted staff hours. Cochrane should be voted off our island.

The Bar Baron of Champaign County - Around Town

The Bar Baron of Champaign County - Around Town


Poor Scott. He may run himself into the ground trying to ply underage kids with alcohol. I take heart in the fact that he isn't trying to make money. The poor lass is only trying to emulate his late father. With that in mind, let's all go get wasted on 3/2/07. The cost to taxpayers is a small price to pay in remembrance.

iPods and Ineptitude

Editor Alert! Would someone please give Renee a list of suitable topics so she can write something worth reading? iPod research? ARGHH!

Here are some excerpts from her latest column:

In my room, I can belt out the lyrics and dance like nobody is watching (because no one is watching).

How sad for you. Maybe your romantic life will improve.
When we're sad, we listen to sad music, and when we're optimistic, we listen to a song like, "Beautiful Day."

There's a deep sociological insight. I never would have guessed. Tell me more...
Maybe you were one of the lucky few I stopped right in front of, smiled at, and asked what you were listening to. Every person returned the smile and some laughed with embarrassment.

Shiny, happy people....great.

I was invading their private life.

This mixing of plural and singular is painful. They all had ONE private life. Interesting.
The most popular artists, all with two people listening to their music,...

Can you say statistically significant?


So do my results have any true significance? Most likely, no.

Then why share them?

I'm not sure what role the editors play over at the DI, but building Renee's self-esteem by telling her that every idea she gets is worth publication doesn't seem to be working. I'm sure she's a good person (after all, the folks she interrupted smiled and answered her questions without slugging her), and of course this is a student publication, but that's no excuse for accepting this work as journalism.

The buck stops with the editors, and they need to step up, guiding their writers toward starting with solid ideas, trudging through a revision process to refine those ideas, and publishing only the best material. Anything less is damaging to the whole paper.

Hypocrisy

Just when I thought Bambenek had stretched himself beyond ridiculousness, he has outdone himself. In today's column, he whines about academic freedom ruining higher education. Of course, if a college graduate can't manage his own finances, it must be the university's fault, right John? After all, we can't expect an adult to take responsibility for his own shortcomings!

Bambenek seems to argue that academic freedom is the cause of all things wrong with college graduates. If a college graduate is illiterate, blame her liberal professors.

Bambenek is right in one respect. The liberal crowd that preaches "acceptance of all" needs to be more tolerant of conservative thought. If we are going to embrace everyone, we must include those who disagree with us. Doing so encourages true academic and intellectual freedom. The liberal zealots who immediately dismiss conservative thought as useless are no better than conservatives who dismiss liberalism. We must listen to each other.

However, Bambenek's pot-stirring column does little to make this happen. He blames all things liberal for the shortcomings of higher education, and arrogantly asserts that conservative thought is superior to liberal thought.

Get It Write

Why can't the Editors at the Daily Illini get it right?

In their latest editorial, the editors attack the NCAA for selective enforcement and bullying UIUC into submission. However, the NCAA is a voluntary association. We don't have to belong. If we don't like their rules and procedures, we should withdraw. If we can't afford to do so, we should deal with the rules and work to meet the standards the NCAA sets.

At any rate, the editors at the Daily Illini seem unable to articulate their point of view without fouling up the English language...again..

NCAA's high-handed tactics to strong-arm this institution into submission is simply unacceptable.

Perhaps these folks should take an English composition course. Subject-verb agreement issues abound in this rag!

Thrashing for Thessing

Letter: Unofficial and our dignity - Opinions

Looks like I'm not the only one who had problems with Thessing's attempt at connecting a high academic standard and reputation for UIUC and getting rid of Unofficial.

Kudos to Jennifer Brown for showing the better side of Illinois students.

DI's Number Not In Service

Free hotline opens to offer dream analysis - News

Here's some hard-hitting news for you. It amazes me that a paper that accuses Urbana citizens of wasting paper and money on a vote to end the war or impeach the president will dedicate print space to the ridiculous notion that the School of Metaphysics can interpret our dreams on the Quad, or, even better, via a free hotline! Wow...Where's my phone?


Wait just a second. Hmm. I've got my phone here, and an overwhelming desire to call about this dream I had where I had to poop in my dream and then woke up and took a really big dump. I have to know what that means. Damn. The angst I feel is killing me. Alas, the Daily Illini ran a story about this hotline and DIDN'T PRINT THE NUMBER!

Letter: University cannot deny party school status - Opinions

Letter: University cannot deny party school status - Opinions

Mr. Ryan T. Murray is right. UIUC is a party school, and the 19 entry age is a main contributor. Why do students come from other campuses to enter KAM'S, C.O.'s, and other Campustown bars? Their schools' communities are smart enough to keep teenagers out of the bars.

It is time for Champaign to raise the bar entry age to 21.