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From Peter S. Manasantivongs '99: "The Crimson misquotes people so often that I am wary of giving them quotes except on paper." Supplementing his concern, other complaints about mis-spellings, mis-namings, mis-clue-ing on the cross-word--and recently, a mis-labeling of a picture of Pforzheimer as "Cabot House"--got me thinking that there's at least the occasional expected slip-up in reporting and editing standards. Pavninder Singh '98 of Lowell House, in a complaint echoed by many Quadlings, said, "My main problem with the paper is that I don't get it every day." Well...
Students were especially pleased with the development of The Crimson Online, the new layout, the increased reflection of student life, the paper's efforts to liaise more actively with student groups and the efforts to foster diversity on the paper. The Crimson is certainly evolving, and some of the perceptions of The Crimson as an unresponsive, corporate monolith are changing...
...done. In spite of their best efforts, glaring instances of institutional bias remain. A case in point is The Crimson's recent coverage of the Quad. No less than eight different pieces in the 10 days leading up to Spring Break splashed all over the paper--front page, opinions, FM--painted the Quad as a miserable back-of-beyond hellhole, which first-years should resort to voodoo rituals to avoid. There was not one article in defense of the Quad to balance this barrage. I am told that there are many (justifiably) outraged responses from Quadlings. More on that later...
This column will appear bi-weekly. In the meantime, continue reading your paper critically, and be sure to let me, or someone at The Crimson, know about any problems or suggestions you have...
...typing furiously on stress-enhancing keyboards. Our "breaks" from work too often consist of checking e-mail, surfing the Web or playing a quick round of solitaire or Quake. We ignore any fatigue or arm pain in favor of working late into the night to finish that last paper or problem...