Helppie-Schmieder: The case against satire in serious news

Correction Appended Last Tuesday night while taking a drunken stroll down Sheridan Road, I noticed a commotion around Cahn Auditorium. I tucked my gin in my fanny pack and stumbled through the front door, only to find out someone named Rod Blagojevich was speaking that night. 29 comments

Thumbs: Politicians, police plans, polar plunges

Thumbs up to the University for selecting Christiane Amanpour as this year’s Commencement speaker: Amanpour’s experiences as an international correspondent and reporter make her an accomplished speaker, and her diverse background in journalism suggests she will offer unique wisdom to graduates.

Letters to the Editor

Amanpour unexpected but respectable choice When my roommate first told me Christiane Amanpour was going to deliver our Commencement speech, I was a little upset. What can we get from someone most of us have never heard of? It felt like a slap in the face my four years at $50,000 each would be lauded by a woman little known outside of the journalism sphere. 3 comments

The Drawing Board: Listen to the Tapes