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Former editor finds posts childish
This letter is to express my views on how amazingly immature it was for certain University of Louisville students to create and join a Facebook group concerning misquotations in The Louisville Cardinal.
I previously served 3 1/2 years on The Cardinal Staff. During my tenure I made many mistakes, and did not and still do not have trouble admitting that. I am human and I was a student going through a learning process. Every student journalist knows that complaints are part of that learning process.
But, as many of you know, there is a professional and a non-professional way to deal with complaints.
If these students have indeed been misquoted – and I cannot say one way or another because I am not privy to the exact quotations – their complaints need to be handled professionally via letter to the editor or complaint to the editor-in-chief, followed by a printed correction.
It amazes me that some students do not want to help improve their own student-operated publication. They would instead create and join a Facebook group, which ultimately does nothing to correct the problem.
I am sure that some of the group’s members have contacted the editor-in-chief about the concerns, but I feel rather sure that many have not.
The mistakes made by the student newspaper staff are not all that much different than the mistakes made by student government officials and even university administration and staff. They all are far-reaching and have negative effects. But we are all human and make mistakes. The Louisville Cardinal staff is supposed to be undergoing a learning experience – not producing The New York Times.
All journalists, even student journalists, have a tremendous responsibility to report fairly, accurately, and truthfully. It is a stressful obligation and a job that many look down upon. I want to take this opportunity to encourage The Cardinal’s staff to continue learning and striving for a better product. And likewise, I would hope that the student body would give professional feedback in a way that will improve the paper.
-Mallory Bowman
Former Louisville Cardinal Editor-in-Chief,
University of Louisville graduate
Budget numbers seem unbalanced
In a recent issue of Sports Illustrated, it is reported that the Louisville men’s basketball program leads the nation in revenue ($21.5 million) and profit ($14.9 million). I think the U of L marching band is still on the same budget we’ve had for years and please tell me again why I am paying a $50 student athletic fee which is being doubled? On top of that, Athletics needs to take the pep band from the school of music so they can market it more? Give me a break.
-Patrick Henry Hughes
Freshman Spanish major
