[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070922/CSUZONE01/709220352/1002

[Mr Ramsbotham]

In a letter posted on the Collegian's Web site Friday afternoon, Editor-in-Chief J. David McSwane said the editorial was meant to highlight the importance of free speech.

Without the F word, no speech can be truly free.

[syriacus]

This brings to mind another college newspaper prank.

Southern Illinois University admits that girl's letters to Iraq were a hoax.

The Daily Egyptian, Southern Illinois University's student-run newspaper, today will admit to its readers that the saga -- of a little girl's* published letters to her father serving in Iraq -- was apparently an elaborate hoax perpetrated by a woman who claimed to be the girl's aunt.

In fact, the newspaper will report today, the man identified as the girl's father was never in Iraq, and it was the woman who apparently wrote the letters and regular columns that were published under the little girl's name -- and even impersonated the girl in telephone interviews.

*Kodee Kennings

[IronJack]

"the intentions ... were ... to reinforce the importance of free speech at our great institution,"

"... which is why we remained silent when Bill Clinton became the first president since Andrew Johnson to be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. Our service to 'free speech' tends to be ominously selective, consistently favoring the left wing, thereby making it less free speech than propaganda masquerading as objectivity."

[Don Carlos]

Free speech doesn’t mean freedom from backlash. Two way street, dude!

[labette]

Looks like someone wanted to draw attention and be somebody.

I hope the school is proud of their product.

[DManA]

Editor-in-Chief J. David McSwane said the editorial was meant to highlight the importance of free speech.

Now he knows it also has a cost.

[RXSalesman]

Expect to see all salaries reinstated within the next week as MoveOn.org becomes the leading advertiser for the newspaper....

[JimRed]

Gee, actions have CONSEQUENCES? Who’da thunk it?

[pnh102]

This sounds like a manufactured controversy. If anything, the newspaper should be given credit for being open and honest about its opinions and biases. Other newspapers could learn a thing or three from the blunt sincerity displayed by this paper.

[mountainlyons]

Along with freedom comes responsibility. Liberals do not wish to participate in the Responsibility part. I an not proud to have graduated from Colorado State University. Political opinions are not shared by all. I like President Bush more than CSU therefore I will take some action.

[crazyhorse691]

The editorial is all of 11 words long...nothing but an anti establishment childish outburst that totally fails to explain the logical pinnings for their position. And I severely doubt that the editorial board would be receptive to publishing a counter argument that tells the board to F*** themselves.

[Wil H]

Editor-in-Chief J. David McSwane said the editorial was meant to highlight the importance of free speech.

Well done! They demonstrated free speech beautifully..

McSwane and his editorial board chose to say "F--- Bush"

And the People responded with "F-- You" except, the people used their check books to make their comment.

Meanwhile the Government stayed completely out of it as required by the Constitution.

Perhaps Mr McSwane now understands how the Constitution works and what the consequences of having freedoms can be if you don't use them wisely.

[muir_redwoods]

"While student journalists enjoy all the privileges and protections of the First Amendment, they must also accept full responsibility for the choices they make," Penley said in a prepared statement. "Members of a university community ought to be expected to communicate civilly and rationally and to make thoughtful arguments in support of even unpopular viewpoints. I am disappointed that the Collegian's recent editorial choices do not reflect the expectations we have of our student journalists nor the standards that are clearly articulated by student media policies. I also have every expectation that the readers of the Collegian will make their viewpoints known to the editor and the Board of Student Communications, which serves as the newspaper's publisher, and that ultimately, the newspaper will answer to its readers."

It's hard to find anything to disagree with in this statement.

[hschliemann]

"It was never our intent to disenfranchise our advertisers and our readers," McSwane said, adding that he hopes people will focus on why the Collegian published the editorial.

That's okay,you disenfranchised no one.They disenfranchised you!