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By: David Runyon
Issue date: 3/10/09 Section: Opinion
Though I agree that The Anthem should have gone to the administration to get the other side of the story, I feel that The Battalion is not blameless in this matter. For starters, The Battalion literally covered up the date of President Elsa Murano's letter. The letter was actually dated July 21, 2009 - a date which obviously has not happened. Yet the year was covered up by another image on the front page. Why would The Battalion do this? Let us see the full letter, and then let us decide whether or not the letter is a forgery. It is certainly suspicious that the letter magically appeared only after accusations started flying. In addition, the formats of the two letters are completely different despite supposedly being written only 14 days apart. Furthermore, The Battalion started off a front-page news story by stating "Murano told students the truth regarding all facets of the selection of Lt. Gen. Joseph Weber." That is not a fact; that is an opinion. Should a journalistic news story really start out declaring one side the winner before the reporting has even begun?
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