<p>This issue is not about conservatives versus liberals; it is about irresponsible copywriting and incompetent editing. Allowing students who do NOT understand the far reaching implications of their writing to be at the helm of a student newspaper is … irresponsible. </p>
<p>Dumb racists or simply dumb, the adjective describing the writers and editors of the carol does not really matter. </p>
<p>As far as the apology, they HAD an opportunity to partially mitigate the damage, but preferred to justify their actions. A front page with gigantic letters spelling out WE WERE WRONG! would have worked. Yet, they could NOT shed their true colors … and their poorly veiled lack of respect.</p>