Oh, and don\’t be so bitter… the ODE website will get a comment someday. Try more podcasts, people don\’t like to read.

Maybe. But when a piece as poorly reasoned and clearly ignorant as Freeman’s is printed in the Emerald and directed towards us, it warrants a response.

Honestly, if I were you I’d just be embarrassed.

Seriously Ted, there are bigger fish to fry - like infiltrating a BBQ and reporting on the quality of my toilet paper. Only the best 3 ply for my guests.

Sound like what Pira Kelly was rambling about - collectives and you can’t talk to us individually blah blah. That was before I told her she was dumb.

It’ll be interesting to see if the ODE’s new Editor-in-Chief actually allows his columnists to defend their insipid garbage on our blog when we attack them. ODE staffers were apparantly forbidden from posting last year (indeed, one staffer was even fired after they criticized a particularly stupid sports column) and it was unfortunate– I’m sure Jessica Derleth could have told us all about her lessons in diversity and Ben Lenet could have told us THE TRUTH about Barbara Boxer.

Perhaps the campus publications should develop their own codes of ethics to help guide them in editorial decisions, considering all the moral claimants involved, so that they can continue to challenge students\’ beliefs without totally alienating or harming them.

If someone’s religious beliefs were actually harmed by either the comics in the Commentator or Insurgent, then they didn’t truly believe in the first place. In fact, our commentary didn’t criticize or question the central belief structure of Islam in any way. It did criticize people who were misusing a religion in order to further themselves and forment anger… we argue against this sort of thing all the time– just look at anything we’ve ever printed about Bill Donohue or Pat Robertson. So I suppose that if you believe that religion should be used to incite people to violence that we could’ve possibly harmed your beliefs–but it’s not likely.

I can only assume that she’s speaking to the comics (COMICS!), which were printed in full context. Not understanding the concept of context is going to really hurt her in the long run.

Try the Spew section here. (The source article, which is absolutely marvellous, is halfway down this page.)

Oh my. Any thought of being hard-up for ODE Spew material next year just disappeared. Thankfully, a disaster for the ODE means a plentiful harvest for the OC.

I haven’t used my gladstone account for the past two terms because I was taking time off from school (one term left and I’m taking two off … I know, it doesn’t make much sense unless you understand my financial predicament).

Cheers. And a happy return this weekend.

From Packwood Freemans column… because the only reason she’s preaching from an ivory tower is the public clamour for more uninformed ethics lectures in the pages of the Daily Emerald.

Oh shit, I just wasted good Spew on the blog… oh well, my guess is that Slaters heir apparent will keep us stocked up all year long.