You know what really grinds my gears: The fact that a student editor would get fired for approving the publication of caricatures of Mohammed in the school paper.

Granted these cartoons were offensive to many, but these cartoons have been in the international news since September and publishing them months later could hardly be considered an attack on Islamic students. These cartoons were used merely as reference to a larger story and those who are too close-minded to see that should not be in control of any type of media organization. Gorton words it well, saying "'We had a news story on our hands, with violence erupting about imagery, but you can't show it because of a taboo, because of a taboo that's not a Western taboo but a Muslim taboo?' he said. 'That's a blow to journalism.'" For many of us in college, we don't have the privilege of reading the New York Times or other large-scale print newspapers everyday; the college newspaper is an important resource in our ability to follow the large international stories that are developing every day. A paper that is willing to step up and make the bold move of showing possibly offensive material in support of a story is one that should be lauded, not criticized.