<p>You're from Bama, yet you find the E3W, a parody newspaper, racist?</p>
<p>Sigh, people who stereotype Alabama...massive amounts of this on campus, hehe...</p>
<p>Alabama or not, your opinion still means nothing if you speak ill of the E3W.</p>
<p>As far as the Daily, you have to spend a year or two on staff before you get a chance to really do some writing, plus you have to compete against pretty much everybody at the school who wants to go into journalism. If you're serious about going into journalism, I think the Daily might be the better route as far as experience and connections and whatnot. If you just want to write, you're better off going for a smaller publication.</p>
<p>What about any of the lit. magazines? Which one is the best... what do you recommend?</p>
<p>My problem with the E3W is that sometimes, when you point out a stereotype or poke fun at a group, the majority may laugh, but it really hurts some individual. The Daily and the Review can make political arguments, but they're not pointing out some individual group. If you are of a certain race or dialect and you hear people imitate the way you or even just your group speaks, it stings for a minute. You get over it, but that's the crude type of humor I'm speaking of.</p>
<p>I read different publications, whether I agree with them or not, in order to get all arguments on campus, but being angered over a position I do not agree on is not the same as being ticked off at something blatantly offensive, even if it is supposed to be parody. The Every Three Weekly is allowed to be a publication on campus, but it doesn't contribute to any betterment, any positive diversity, in my everyday understanding of my world view so I choose not to read it.</p>
<p>Yes, I am overly politically correct, maybe. But, sigh, I hate to say this, but growing up in Alabama, I know what it's like to face stereotypes and going to school in Michigan, they're magnified even more. I know the world isn't going to be in an ideal state over night, but small steps happen on college campuses, where the future is born. <em>ends speech</em></p>
<p>Off to finally write Laura Bush back, dilksy. I'm finally getting around to it.</p>
<p>Also, on this topic, I'm writing a Michigan Review article about Michigan from out-of-state, so if anyone has any input, it's welcome...I'm probably from more out-of-state than most OOSers, if you know what I mean.</p>
<p>OHgiraffe, look it up online. I can't remember the names of any because they're obviously not as noticeable on campus as newspapers, but there are plenty. I'm thinking of doing that next year, too.</p>
<p>By the way, I do have a sense of humor, I promise.</p>
<p>Can you be really that uptight and be from the South? Most fraternities and sororities will drool over rushies from the South...it's like an automatic bid anywhere...unless the kid sucks</p>
<p>Hey, are you stereotyping the South again? :-P Believe me, in political arguments, people are very conscious about people from different races, religions, etc., but it's perfectly fine to bash people from the South.</p>
<p>I didn't rush, so I guess I'll never know if I suck...</p>
<p>Actually, dear, there have been studies done to show that in the current time it's most acceptable to discriminate against atheists.</p>
<p>I'm allowed to bash people from the South when we argue, if only in my victory celebration, as I beat you every time =P.</p>
<p>I was talking about the UofM campus, sweetie. And just because most people bash a certain group, it doesn't mean that it's acceptable to bash other groups.</p>
<p>And you know, bashing people from the South totally makes sense when you're basking in dominance over me because I totally fit every stereotype that pops into your mind...*sarcasm, in case you didn't pick up :-P</p>
<p>Get a sense of humor, Christine. Get a sense of humor...</p>