K-State's Week of Ron

[sigma7]

First Ron Jeremy swung by Manhattan, giving the town a thrill and missmiah a playful grope. Or something. I wasn't there, so I can't testify specifically.

Then students march in protest of the newspaper adviser. Wow. That's, uhm, great.

Note: Editor Katie Lane is one of the cutest, greatest human beings alive. Treat her right.

Comments

[motteditor.livejournal.com]

The march reminded me of my old college paper. It was actually similar circumstances that basically started my career. Through various protests before I enrolled at UMass, we had a series of what were called diversity editors, whose positions were to cover their various minority. I began with the newspaper as the Jewish Affairs Editor.

My attitude toward the positions was mixed. On one hand, it was a good way to make sure diversity issues were covered and it allowed minorities to get involved. On the other hand, I also felt much of the minority content could be ghetto-ized (several of the diversity desks had "Diversity Pages," where they would put all their news every other week). I never had one in Jewish Affairs and would have resisted any attempt to add one, though I did do a two-page spread each year for Holocaust Memorial Week.

I think I might have ended up more charitable if some of the positions hadn't been used as much for anti-Semitic, anti-Israeli purposes.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

I'd be a little disturbed if something similar happened -- "diversity desks" seems like a good idea, but like you said, I'd be ticked if someone simply skipped over that page in the paper when they saw the flag.

But at the same time, if it got someone to be more active and more vocal with the paper, launched a career in journalism that might not've otherwise happened, hey, that's a bonus.

And if these people were calling for change in the newspaper's content instead of oversight from faculty, that'd be constructive. This just seems punitive, and coming with the backing from the administration official whose mug in the paper accidentally got replaced with Osama bin Laden's on last September 11th.

I just don't see how their solution would solve anything.