Vermilion has nothing positive to say...

[CDeb]

Whether it was overdue or not was debatable (I don't think it was a detriment to his team, yet), but I like Cal a lot and I was very happy that he was able to sit on his own terms. After another year, I don't think that would have been the case.

[Turner]

I love the iron man, he showed what having a goal can do for you.

[CajunCharlie]

And he played because he loved the game!

[Turbine]

When I opened the latest copy of The Vermilion last night I ran across a story that said Gannett (who couldn't get their papers on campus in the past) was now going to give them away. The thought went through my mind I hope the Vermilion doesn't lose its drive and is somehow left in the dust.

I turn to another story and the thought was "Truth is something we should all be searching for in life, wherever we can find it." I said to myself OK I can't argue with that.

Then I turned to another story that said "Journalists rely on the five “W”s in order to give the best-possible information: Who? What? When? Where? Why? Given recent events, however, another “W” seems to have arisen: “_____.”" I was short on time (reading on a bench at Cypress Swamp) but it seemed to me that if the first 5 were enforced there would be no room for a 6th W.

Then I turn to a sports story that no paper could give away, one with little truth, and almost none of the "W" factors you normally require in a story.

I threw the paper in the trash (I used to collect them) and left to do some research at Edith Dupre Library.

[BabbForHeisman]

Ah, yes, the lovely Vermilion. A look back at some of this year's basketball headlines:

"Owls win first meeting of 04-05"... Wait didn't we win that game?

"Cajuns defeat Hilltoppers 54-44 on road"... Sure we beat the Hilltoppers, but it wasn't by that score and it was at home. We did beat the Blue Raiders 54-44, but that was at home as well.

"Cajuns continue battle for winning season"... At 15-8 with only four games left, aren't we pretty much guaranteed a winning record? Not according to the Vermilion, where our record is 12-13, 7-5 in the SunBelt. Where did that come from?

And, oh yeah, they botched my name up in the SGA article...