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Judge Dismisses Charges in Zambian Article Controversy

Evan Preminger  —  Sep 30, 2009

A Zambian judge dismissed on Sept. 25 the contempt charges against a major Zambian newspaper, which were filled as a result of a article written by a Cornell professor. The charges were initially filed on Aug. 31 after Prof. Muna Ndulo, law, penned a controversial article that was published in the Post-Zambia.

Lusaka High Court Judge Albert Wood dismissed the charges, citing a lack of foundation and a procedural error that occurred when the charges were filled.

A Color Craze

Munier Salem  —  Dec 8, 2008

The following is a funny explanation of a mistake made by our printing press partners, The Leder. John C. Schroeder '74, the Sun's production manager and all around press guru narrates for your enjoyment. Having a print edition of December 6th's paper in hand might help with the explanations:

"If any of you thought the color looked a little odd on the front and back pages of today's paper, you were correct.

Granted, because of the last-night-of-the-semester partying, the last flats got to The Leader VERY late: the last flat was sent just before 4:45 a.m. So The Leader's press crew was rushed.

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