Saturday, June 10, 2006

New York Times

The New York Times should know better. This cliche-riddled sentence is from the Times' story on the fraternity search:
The fraternity system at Dartmouth, a liberal arts college of wide greens and white-columned buildings nestled in the Green Mountains, is notorious for its wild keg parties and raucous atmosphere.
First, Dartmouth is most definitely not nestled in the Green Mountains. It is closer to the White Mountains than the Greens, but in reality it is in neither. It's a little thing, but it's wrong.

A college of wide greens? There is a Green, but that's about it. Please point me to the other wide greens.

"...is notorious for its wild keg parties and raucous atmosphere." Yes, there's a lively social scene, but that description is outdated and overstated. Was notorious? I'll buy that. Is notorious? Probably no more so than that at a great many colleges across the country.

My journalism professors used to drum into us that every little error hurts .. and how can someone trust that you got the important stuff right when you get the little stuff wrong. Good point.

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