2008 Woodie Awards
Letter to the Editor: Headline purposefully misleading
Issue date: 11/19/05 Section: Opinion
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Dear Editor:
In the future, I would urge the Bengal staff to check that the headline of an article matches the article's contents. Although the cover page of the November 2, 2005, issue of the Bengal grabbed attention, unfortunately it did not report facts.
"Two Strikes" implies students have failed twice; this is not true as many simply choose to repeat courses to earn higher grades. "Two Strikes You're Out" also indicates the student has no options after taking a College of Business course twice. If individuals turned the page, however, they read that the College of Business proposal included the student's right to submit a petition to request another repeat.
The statement under the headline, "The ISU College of Business is hoping to crack down on stupidity." is a disservice to the College and its faculty. The intelligence of students was never questioned in the proposal, in comments made by College of Business faculty, or in lengthy discussions the Curriculum Council held on this proposal.
Curriculum Council members meet for two hours every week during much of the academic year. We work hard to carefully consider all aspects of the undergraduate curriculum proposals submitted to us. I hope Bengal staff will work as hard in the future to ensure they accurately report campus news.
Marcia Francis, Chair
Curriculum Council
In the future, I would urge the Bengal staff to check that the headline of an article matches the article's contents. Although the cover page of the November 2, 2005, issue of the Bengal grabbed attention, unfortunately it did not report facts.
"Two Strikes" implies students have failed twice; this is not true as many simply choose to repeat courses to earn higher grades. "Two Strikes You're Out" also indicates the student has no options after taking a College of Business course twice. If individuals turned the page, however, they read that the College of Business proposal included the student's right to submit a petition to request another repeat.
The statement under the headline, "The ISU College of Business is hoping to crack down on stupidity." is a disservice to the College and its faculty. The intelligence of students was never questioned in the proposal, in comments made by College of Business faculty, or in lengthy discussions the Curriculum Council held on this proposal.
Curriculum Council members meet for two hours every week during much of the academic year. We work hard to carefully consider all aspects of the undergraduate curriculum proposals submitted to us. I hope Bengal staff will work as hard in the future to ensure they accurately report campus news.
Marcia Francis, Chair
Curriculum Council