Here comes the controversy. I knew someone had to have a problem with my picture. Lots of people were commenting about it, on website posts online, in my classes, and now this. I was happening to thumb through the newspaper today, like I do everyday, and found this in the "Your Voice" section:
Star lingers in the gutter, doesn’t cover good news
Wow! You guys are really something at the Northern Star! It totally amazes me how the Star manages not to come to any of the wonderful events organized by black and minority organizations that have happened on campus this far this semester. For example "Black II campus Tour," "Night of Black Elegance" nor the 19th annual Chill Fest were covered by the Star.
However, the moment a couple of immature individuals have a fight, we are granted access to the front page news for two days straight! Does the Star see anything wrong with this? I actually thought this newspaper was for the entire campus, but it truly seems that the Star is biased as to what goes on the front page or even in your paper at all.
The Star states that it "seeks to provide information to the NIU and DeKalb community." That is a wonderful goal; however, just what kind of information does the Star seek to inform the community about?
I am not in any way condoning the actions of the people involved in the "brawl" that occurred Sunday morning, but I strongly believe it is important to publish articles about the positive as well as the negative things going on in our community. Furthermore, what was a Northern Star representative doing out at 1:30 a.m. with their camera anyway?
-Quinette Sterling, Senior sociology
She has some valid points, I can grant her that. I personally thought that picture wouldn’t run, let alone of the front page. Then to cover it on the front page the next day, did seem kind of overboard. However I just took the pictures, I didn’t have any say in when or where the picture gets placed. I thought they were pretty sweet pictures, even if I had to stay up till 1:30 a.m. to get them!