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Reports of vomit streaming down windows as more than 100 University of Canterbury students fall ill, with cause of stomach bug being investigated

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

It's a quote. Those little things around the sentence have a meaning.

'It was Carnage': Students describe...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Fr. Bro seems to have no context awareness. Lol

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago

You do understand the importance of editors in a newspaper, and their role in crafting headlines for articles....right?

Simply because a student said it, doesn't mean it should be included in a headline, especially if use misrepresents situation i.e. a battlefield or terrorist attack, and not everyone just shitting their guts out.

Editorial discretion and competence, it has meaning. Or, at least, it should.