The start of term for the University of ILL has started, and the DI has kick-started the semester by holding to its usual standards of journalistic ethics.

On August 7th, Both the News-Gazette and the TASSers at the DI had stories that a report of criminal sexual assault that occurred earlier that day near the Wright and Chalmers (in the general vicinity of the Illini Union Bookstore for those unfamiliar with the area).

Little over a week later, the News-Gazette reported that the sexual assault accusations, according to the UI Police, was "unfounded." The TASSers of the DI reported this on...well, never.

By viewing the link to the DI above, you will see that we Hounds brought this to the TASSers' view that same day (though we were twenty-four minutes behind the first. The DI responded by not even posting the comments (except the one dated August 10) until the evening of the 18th-well after the DI regulated the story far, far away from the news thread. The only way to find it now is via a google search.

In addition, a simple search of keywords, including "Hofstra," at the DI article database tell us a pretty tale. Or rather, confirms one that we noticed some time earlier: According to the DI's reporting (or in this case, lack thereof), no reader would know that the Hofstra students (arguably the most nationally scrutinized false rape next to the infamous Duke Lacrosse Hoax) falsely accused by Danmell Ndoye since the DI did not print a story of any kind.

Do we expect any kind of recanting or clarification? Not really. The DI's parent company, Illini Media, also owns and prints the Buzz. The Buzz prints the "Doin it Well" column by Wantland and Sanger (Jo not Margaret, though they do have a lot in common), which in April of last year, printed a column about the previously-mentioned Duke Hoax that No. 2 thoroughly and appropriately excoriated.

No matter; if we must school the DI some more, then never fear. We are the Hounds and it is our job to watch, correct, and educate when the need arises .

Welcome to the start of term!

Posted by Hound No. 9