NOTICE: The Crater is gay-friendly
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Management The Crater would like to take this opportunity to issue a brief but heartfelt statement to our readers to maintain that our publication is gay-friendly. We remind our valued audience that The Crater does not create the news; we simply report it.
Reader complaint arose over offensive material expressed in three recent articles. It should be noted that the resentment was rooted in the material only, and not in the message.
Grievances included passages from the article "Student David Jäger denounces 'Davemeister' moniker," dated May 2, which in part read, "Fag-er! So awesome!"; the May 2 article "'Tap the Ass' concert Friday," which at one point referred to a related event as "a lesbo fest"; and most disturbing of all, published on May 2, an article entitled "Group of girls searches for token gay guy," which contained the line, "the bitchy one looking to usurp power wherever possible." Foul language is not tolerated at The Crater, and the author of that article—a senior staff member and token Hispanic employee—has since been fired from our goddamn ranks.
We sincerely apologize for this misconduct and assure our readers that it will not happen again. Whether gay, bisexual, or white, The Crater is grateful to have your readership.
