Journalists make mistakes sometimes. Especially college journalists. It’s for that reason that newspapers generally run corrections — and The Sun certainly ran its fair share when I was the managing editor.

But, sometimes a correction really just isn’t good enough. And it’s at those times that we, as consumers of the news, have to hope that the news organization in question learns its lesson and moves forward in a more responsible and intelligent manner.

For WVBR, Wednesday Oct. 8 was one of those times.

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If you go to the WVBR website, go to the “News/Sports” drop down menu, and click on “WVBR NewsLine” you’ll be presented with a couple of recent stories and a list of older stories at the bottom of the page.

College students pride themselves on being the most optimistic, innovative, and take-action demographic in this country. Our generation in particular is said to be more committed to solving social injustices than any generation before us. Yet it seems as if Cornell students, for the most part, have lost their giddy enthusiasm and unrelenting optimism. Despite the abundance of student organizations committed to service, a sense of apathy and a degree of ignorance seem to dominate the campus atmosphere.

Even as a little kid, I always knew I was different from everyone else. While most children played with blocks and video games, I would spend hours chasing my dog in the backyard on all fours. My first word was “woof,” and I wasn’t house broken until I was five years old. To this day, old issues of The Sun line the floor of my room. Most disconcerting to my parents, however, was that I had the unhygienic habit of cleaning myself with my tongue and then greeting their business associates with licks on their faces.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of one-night polls gave Barack Obama a clear edge over John McCain in their first presidential debate.

Fifty-one percent said Obama, the Democrat, did a better job in Friday night's faceoff while 38 percent preferred the Republican McCain, according to a CNN-Opinion Research Corp. survey of adults.

Obama was widely considered more intelligent, likable and in touch with peoples' problems, and by modest margins was seen as the stronger leader and more sincere. Most said it was McCain who spent more time attacking his opponent.

About six in 10 said each did a better job than expected. Seven in 10 said each seemed capable of being president.

Burnt by hot coffee? Don't like what someone else what wrote about you? In America, we deal with these kinds of problems by sueing the pants off of the other party. However, while one woman sucessfully sued McDonalds because her coffee was too hot, a Cornell alumnus unsuccesfully sued Cornell University and its publication, the Cornell Chronicle, because it published an unflattering article about him.