SGA Releases Lusk Memo
UCF SGA — By Cliff Jett on October 2, 2009 at 8:48 pmUPDATE MONDAY 10/5:
KnightNews.com received a call this morning stating that a copy of Will Lusk’s appeal memorandum was available. We picked up our copy, scanned and posted it below for our readers to see the document for themselves.
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ORIGINAL STORY POSTED FRIDAY 10/2
Even though SGA hasn’t yet given KnightNews.com a copy of Sen. William Lusk’s memo appealing his bribery violation, it doesn’t mean we aren’t working hard to get you that information, despite SGA’s unusually slow response to our simple public records request.
At 10:09 p.m. Thursday, KnightNews.com sent SGA Chief Justice Michael McGriskin the following e-mail:
“Please send us an e-mail of Lusk’s appeal he submitted, if you have an electronic version available.
“If you do not, can you confirm it was submitted, and any other details, and let us know what time we can come pick up a hard copy tomorrow in SGA?”
After waiting almost all day Friday and not receiving any e-mail back from Chief Justice McGriskin, KnightNews.com went to the SGA office at about 3 p.m. to ask for a quick photocopy of the requested public record – Lusk’s appeal.
Upon arriving at the SGA office, KnightNews.com was referred first to the Senate Pro Tempore’s office, and then to Chief Justice McGriskin’s office, where we asked for a copy of the record, which was already available in his office.
McGriskin told KnightNews.com we were required to fill out a one page “SGA Public Records Request Form” before he could process the request.
However, according to the Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s Web site, submitting a written form cannot be required by an agency before they fulfill a public records request.
“Nothing in the public records law requires that a request for public records be in writing or in person…” read a portion of the Attorney General’s Frequently Asked Questions Web site.
KnightNews.com filled out the form requesting the records, but we have still not received the request.
According to the form, SGA doesn’t even have to start reviewing our request until 3:08 p.m. Wednesday. Once the request is reviewed, SGA makes no specific promises about when it will be filled, but says it will be done “within a reasonable timeframe.”
Up until today, KnightNews.com has not been asked to fill out a form when requesting public records held by SGA.
Chief Elections Commissioner Marlee Popluder provided KnightNews.com the official memo regarding Lusk’s major violation by e-mail, and elections commissioners gave KnightNews.com a copy of senate results immediately after announcing them. It’s still not clear what caused this change in how SGA handles releasing simple records requests.
As for SGA Sen. William Lusk, he has refused KnightNews.com’s repeated attempts for comment after we broke the news about him being found in major violation for alleged bribery. Before we broke that story, Lusk seemed eager to talk to KnightNews.com, and even volunteered to appear on camera for an interview during our candidate declarations coverage.
After Lusk refused our attempts to seek his comment and to tell his side of the story by phone, KnightNews.com tracked him down on campus to try and get answers about his alleged bribery attempt involving College Republicans. He refused comment again, but here is the footage so you can see that we tried:
In addition to refusing to talk to KnightNews.com, Sen. Lusk provided a copy of his completed, time-stamped, submitted appeals memo to a competing campus news source, according to a high-ranking SGA Senate official.
KnightNews.com will continue to do everything we can to obtain the public record, which has been posted in the public domain since Thursday, Oct. 1, in an effort to keep the students informed, even if our attempts to do so apparently lead to us being ignored by certain SGA officials.
Check back for updates on this developing story. We will be posting a scanned copy of the “SGA Public Records Request Form” form as soon as possible.
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Hi,Superb blog post dude! i am just Tired of using RSS feeds and do you use twitter?so i can follow you there:D.
PS:Do you considered putting video to your web site to keep the readers more interested?I think it works., Flora Rosenblatt
Enjoyed the posts..
Yeah, Knight News is totally a legit and responsible source. I love how the 5 second video is of some freshman wimp who is to chicken%#$^ to lift the camera up off the ground. I feel like this is TMZ quality reporting, with special olypmics level cameramen. What a joke.
I’m confused, is everyone jealous that they didnt start the website with both true information and funny information?
DOnt you wish you were abotu to start making money because you are posting stuff students want to read. if you didnt want to read it, you wouldnt be here.
P.S. will lusk is fat and guilty.
P.P.S. read the heading on this page… “from serious to hilarious”
get over it. people wannt to read this stuff.
@ Adam:
Please reread my comment so you can make sure you know what I am saying (i.e., journalistic integrity… look it up). I can’t agree with you more that news can be “from serious to hilarious,” but that should be the content on the news and not how it is portrayed. If you cannot clearly see the bias on this website as it currently is, I’m not going to bother trying to convince you otherwise, as your mind is already made up. Although I do wonder where the sensational graphics and multitide of articles are about Jereme Pozin’s violations. Hmmm…
Overall, Adam, it is clear that my words are not going to influence you. Your argument begins with a faulty analogy (obviously someone defending KnightNews is an employee or fan, I’m really not sure how else that can be categorized; however, just because that is the case does not mean that I am a fan or work for another source.), continues the reasoning that the phrase “from hilarious from funny” somehow is an excuse for a news source to throw the concepts of journalistic ethics and journalistic integrity out the window, proceed with ad hominem personal attacks on my intelligence rather than attacking the merit of my argument, follow up with the irrelevant straw man argument that all reasoning should be dismissed not on its own merits but because myself and/or other people are “supporters of Lusk” (which may or may not be even true), and end by irrationally appealing to the alleged popularity of this website as a reason as to why this website is “quality” when I am in fact arguing that website quality is determined by journalistic integrity and not mere “website hits.” I suggest you learn a little bit more about how construct logical arguments before you attempt to make any; people can only assume you are a fool until you open your mouth and prove it.
@ Knight Joke-
First of all, if your going to assume that someone defending KnightNews.com is working for them or a fan of them, I guess its safe to assume that you either work for the competition or don’t like someone who is employed by them. So you have just as much of a bias.
As far as people complaining, I’ll guarantee that a majority of those complaining are friends of Lusk that don’t want to accept that he’s corrupt. To say that people are complaining because they think KnightNews.com doesn’t know the difference between ‘news’ and ‘entertainment’ is ridiculous. If thats why your complaining, then I say you are a complete idiot. Why don’t you look at the top of your browser right now. It says “KnightNews.com- UCF Knight News: From Serious to Hilarious.” Can you not read something right in front of your face? KnightNews isn’t passing themselves off as something their not if they say what they are on every page. Don’t get mad at them if your to stupid to notice it.
And please, point out where something is biased on this article or site. I mean, I would understand if the BAMF ticket did something like this and they didn’t report on it, but that’s not the case. KnightNews gave both sides equal opportunity. Its Lusk’s fault for refusing to give them a comment. The fact that he refused to speak to all news sources, and just chose the CFF points out, if anything, that they are biased in their reporting. Why else would he have not spoken to KnightNews? Unless he has a grudge against them because they broke the story.
And finally, whose to say that covering the news can’t be entertaining too? Thats the reason why I keep coming back. These guys cover all the news and I enjoy reading the articles or watching the videos. They understand that by being entertaining and reporting the news they assure their audience comes back. Either that, or they rely on morons like you to keep coming back and leaving comments, increasing their hits. Great job.
You forgot KnightNews.com also broke the story on the Major OSC Rule Changes being rammed through in secrecy.
They were the only news source to cover that story, if I remember correctly.
And can someone explain to me how this article is biased?
It explains how SGA took longer than usual this elections cycle to respond to a records request, and said they tried getting Lusk’s side but he refused to comment.
Seems pretty straight forward to me. I don’t see what’s biased about it… Copy and paste what you don’t like and let me know, because it all looks fair to me!
Didn’t KnightNews break the Will Lusk story in the first place?
Didn’t KnightNews break exclusive details about the fraternity hazing allegations?
Isn’t KnightNews the only source with details on what was likely students robbed at gunpoint at Jimmy Johns?
I think it’s great KnightNews is here because I can find stuff here I can’t see in the Future, and I can also find stuff in the Future I can’t find here. Competition = better for students.
The industry as a whole is struggling between entertainment and news… look at the daily show, fox news, cnn, tmz, etc. Things are changing, but KnightNews hasn’t gotten anything wrong yet. I trust them.
“KnightNews has only one job, and that is to cover what is going on on campus and keep students entertained.”
Reality Check (I assume you either work for this “news” source or are a friend one someone who does), I know it’s probably hard for you to understand this concept, but the reason people are complaining is because the concepts of “news” and “entertainment” are distinct. In case you didn’t know, this is called KnightNEWS, not “KnightEntertainment.” If you’re going to pass yourself off as a news source, then at least know what the definition of “news” is and the guidelines on how to report on this elusive concept (for example… I don’t know… journalistic integrity? neutral reporting? the concept of “news” not being “entertainment”? these are concepts that are taught to even elementary school student reporters that you apparently know nothing about.) The problem with KnightNews is that it attempts to pass itself off as something it is not, and that is why people are angered by it. If you guys want to express your biased opinion in all your “news” articles and sensationalize everything, fine, go make something called a BLOG and stop lying about who you are and what you do. To do anything else is dishonest and unethical, and you deserve absolutely no respect.
I don’t remember knightNews ever stating that they were trying to win a Pulitzer and be the world’s most serious journalistic source.
KnightNews has only one job, and that is to cover what is going on on campus and keep students entertained. Judging by the fact that all you idiots who complain all day keep coming back over and over again, then KnightNews is actually doing a tremendous job.
Oh yea, didn’t KnightNews, which has only been in existence for a few months, already pass the Central Florida Future’s Alexa rating, even though the CFF has been around for like 40 years?
That is pretty embarrassing.
I guess that says something about what UCF students actually want to read about…and where.
hey cone snow, why don’t you stfu and stop complaining a bout people working hard to inform ucf students whats going on?
at least knightnews is ran by someone who is attractive to look at
Looks like the National Enquirer of UCF finally got the memo scanned and up, only 4 days behind the real student paper.
You guys should have the fact that the appeal hearing time is set, something that the real student paper also has by now, on your site sometime around next week, right?
Just because the Senate Secretary wasn’t there, doesn’t mean SGA can ignore the request to inspect the record at the reasonable time of 3 p.m. during business hours, like SGA did.
Since I clearly can’t comprehend state law like you, and since I’m not a self-proclaimed expert like yourself, I checked to see what the state’s attorney general’s office thinks about it, and look what I found:
(b) A custodian of public records OR A PERSON HAVING CUSTODY OF PUBLIC RECORDS may designate another officer or employee of the agency to permit the inspection and copying of public records, but must disclose the identity of the designee to the person requesting to inspect or copy public records.
Chief justice is “a person having custody of public records,” who has apparently designated someone else to do his job.
Just because SGA can designate someone else to give up the records, who is an official “records custodian” as you point out, doesn’t relieve them of the obligation to comply with the law when that designee isn’t there.
The AG’s office says the public record law, “Section 119.07(1)(a), Florida Statutes, establishes a right of access to public records in PLAIN and UNEQUIVOCAL unequivocal terms.”
Don’t you think the chief justice, who has a copy of the records in his office, falls under the definition of a “person having custody of public records?” That’s pretty plain to me. You are twisting and manipulating other parts of the statute to say chief justice isn’t required to produce the form, even though it’s sitting in his office.
When Sen. Secretary isn’t there, he is ultimately responsible for allowing “…the record to be inspected and copied by any person desiring to do so, at any reasonable time, under reasonable conditions, and under supervision by the custodian of the public records.”
Also see is interesting too:
(c) A custodian of public records and his or her designee must acknowledge requests to inspect or copy records promptly and respond to such requests in good faith. A good faith response includes making reasonable efforts to determine from other officers or employees within the agency whether such a record exists and, if so, the location at which the record can be accessed.”
More info here:
http://www.myflsunshine.com/ago.nsf/sunopinions/CDB8C2C29854ED9A852572F4006AD2A3
try is correct and no as I have already pointed out Florida Statutes define custodian as “Custodian of public records” means the elected or appointed state, county, or municipal officer charged with the responsibility of maintaining the office having public records, or his or her designee.” The Chief Justice is not the custodian as per this definition. Are you still going to keep trying to keep arguing legal matters with someone who clearly has a better understanding of Florida Statutes than you? Give it up and just wait for the Custodian of records to provide it to you in the reasonable time. Reasonable time is not a 24 hr turnover. I guarantee if you ask Governor Christ’s office for a records request you definitely wouldnt see it in 24 hrs (since you seem to want to compare SGA to the state government)
try “reasonable time”… he is going to give it up, he doesn’t have to change his schedule and life for you though.
Section 119.07(1)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that
“Every person who has custody of a public record shall permit the record to be inspected and copied by any person desiring to do so, at any reasonable time, under reasonable conditions, and under supervision by the custodian of the public records.”
Doesn’t the chief justice have “custody” of the public records?
Doesn’t this statute say it can be “inspected and copied by any person .. at any reasonable time?”
How is he not breaking the law?
Sorry you are still mistaken. The law dictates that government entities such as Student Government can dictate a specific individual to be the “custodian of records” (5) “”Custodian of public records” means the elected or appointed state, county, or municipal officer charged with the responsibility of maintaining the office having public records, or his or her designee” In the case of SGA at UCF, this is in most cases the Senate Secretary. Just because he is called the Senate Secretary does not take away from his role as custodian of Student Government records. There are several instances in which he does have to work for the other branches within Student Government. I sound stupid because I back up my statements with the law? Sorry, that doesn’t make sense. Besides as I’ve already pointed out, there is a strong argument that can be made that the memorandum does not have to be disclosed until the conclusion of the appeal hearing since this matter is still pending. The Public Records Act provides exemptions for judiciary hearings such as going before an Ethics Commission.
Pardon my spelling errors I’m responding from my Iphone
Just because sga writes a form doesn’t make it right.
How is someone from one branch of government a custodian for a form for another?
That’s like getting Charlie Crists emails from the senate office instead of governors office.
Think about how stupid you sound.
The bottom line is whoever that memo a addressed to us a custodian of the record. The stupid sga form doesn’t trump state law.
Yes it was addressed to him but he is not the custodian of records for the Judicial Branch. Senate Chairs write reports and when someone requests the records of those reports, it is the Senate Secretary that actually is responsible for providing the person with the record not the Committee Chairs. Now in general something not controversial such as committee reports would likely be provided to the individual directly by the Committee Chair as a courtesy but it is completely within reason that in a case such as an appeal or impeachment that things are processed through the proper channels. Further, there could be an argument made that the memorandum is exempt from the Public Records Act pursuant to Section 112.324(2)(a) which states that “The complaint and records relating to the complaint or to any preliminary investigation of the Ethics Commission are confidential and exempt until the complaint is dismissed as legally insufficient, until the alleged violator requests in writing that such records be made public, or until the commission determines, based on such investigation, whether probable cause exists to believe that a violation has occurred.” Thank you for attempting to enlighten me on the topic but I assure you I’m more than just a little qualified to speak on the matter.
i literally laughed out loud. read the form before you make some stupid claim with no backup. it CLEARLY says senate secretary
http://www.ucfsga.com/forms/Public_Records_Form.pdf
Memo was addressed to chief justice. He is custodian. Do some research before you talk
Also I’d like to point out that the custodians of records are not members of SGA, they are state employees (ie. Senate Secretary, Presidential Secretary, Assistant VP of SDES, etc) so your tirade about SGA is obsolete because it is NOT the paid SGA officials who are responsible to provide you with these records. And yes, they do have MUCH more important things to do then rush a records request for you.
wow, you’re dumb.
as a student i would MUCH RATHER have the people we are paying to serve the students use their office hours to SERVE THE STUDENTS not serve some online blog.
i think it’s safe to say that the people in sga have better things to do then stand on their toes waiting for knightnews to come knocking.
also don’t forget it is STUDENT government not 7-11. these kids have classes just like the rest of us. this story is a joke on journalism and sounds more like something a 2nd grade class would write in their class newsletter. waaaahhhhh i didnt get what i wanted… wwaaaaahh.
wait the 3 days, pay the 15 cents or whatever and stop whining.
fine, even if he didn’t read it until friday at 8 a.m. when he got in first thing, he should have been able to make 8 copies before he left at 5pm.
these people are getting paid to serve students… it’s not a volunteer job.
Hey genius, Thursday night at 10 pm is NOT business hours. Contrary to what you and and the author of this article seem to believe, Student Government is not a 24 hr facility that is at your beckon call. If you want to be taken seriously then don’t be ridiculous enough to believe that your request is going to be completed right away. In case you didn’t know this since you are clearly not in the “real working world” yet: Business hours are Monday-Friday 8-5. THUS- a request submitted at 10pm will not be read until earliest Friday and just like any business, your request may not get processed prior to closing time on Friday and since the weekend does not constitute business hours, it is likely to not receive anything until Monday at earliest.
Can you not read?
Knightnews sent an email asking the justice for the records on THURSDAY NIGHT!!!!
“After waiting almost all day Friday and not receiving any e-mail back from Chief Justice McGriskin, KnightNews.com went to the SGA office at about 3 p.m. to ask for a quick photocopy of the requested public record – Lusk’s appeal.”
How much are these people getting paid to work in SGA when they can’t even make a photocopy of a 5-10 page memo, or even RESPOND to the email asking them to SENT THE DAY BEFORE!
News flash- if you go to any government agency or entity (including University Student Governments) and ask for records requests you are not likely to get them right away. Just because you would like it ASAP so you can post it as “breaking news” does not mean that they will bend over backwards to accommodate you. The custodian of records is not the Chief Justice nor is it the Senate President Pro Tempore as previously pointed out. Further the custodian of the records has more to do with their time than to rush a records request order so yes, you may have to wait. As for Lusk not talking to you, he’s in the middle of an appeal and it is not smart for someone with a pending case to go around speaking to the press. Further, as someone who was very involved in Student Government, I can attest to the fact that in general members of SGA don’t speak to the press concerning serious issues when they can avoid it because the less attention they give the media, the less likely they will be blasted.
You guys are all commenting on how this website sucks balls and is dumber then a high school journalist student, BUT every time you guys go on to comment and read you are giving the website hits. And if they get enough hits they might get sponsors and make money for this garbage. On that note I bid farewell to all more fellow posters as this will most likely be my last refresh of this website.
My Internet sucks, but that video looks like a lot of sidewalk.
I do not necessarily disagree that Lusk is kind of like a sidewalk, just I kind of expected more.
Also, I disagree with the Detroit Lions comment.
I would compare it with 11 Dan Orlovskys.
This is the funniest article I have read too. Waiting a week and being forced to fill out a form even though it’s against the law to make someone do that, so SGA can protect one of their corrupt politicians. Way to go SGA!
This is the funniest article I’ve ever read. I’m actually in shock that anything this stupid was actually published. This is like the Detroit Lions of news articles. Except there’s not even a Calvin Johnson. Just 11 Troy Williamsons.
Where are you getting your information?
1. “Also, part of the whole public records request thing is that a fee is required to be paid to cover the costs of retrieving such records. This IS a requirement by state law.”
Where in state law does it say a public agency is REQUIRED to force people to pay for public records? In actuality, state law only LIMITS the amount an agency can make people pay, likely to prevent corruption by unfairly using a large charge to stop people from getting public records quickly.
So you are going for force KnightNews to pay 15 cents a page for copies? How many of you a–holes use OUR MONEY to make copies of your homework, or print out stuff in that office. If you are charging Knightnews to get records to keep the public informed, you should be ashamed of yourself.
2. “First off, the law states that there’s no requirement that a form be filled out… it’s certainly reasonable, and certainly not illegal, to ask that you fill out a form…”
Oh yeah… isn’t it ILLEGAL to REQUIRE someone to fill out a form, when the AG’s office says you don’t have to?
SGA officials should spend less time collecting a thousand dollars or so each month of paychecks from OUR MONEY and more time SERVING THE STUDENT PROMPTLY.
Cut the crap, SGA.
This is probably one of the worst articles I’ve ever read. Stop whining and grow a pair. I find it absolutely disgusting that you demean all of SGA just because you didn’t get what you wanted immediately. Believe it or not, if you ask for a public records request at 3 pm on Friday afternoon, it might not get processed within the 20 minute time frame you apparently expect it within.
And what the hell is with the title of this article? “Bribery records request”? The memo you’re requesting has to do with an appeal of a violation Lusk was given. It’s not a “bribery memo”, and it’s not a “bribery record”. You guys are using loaded and inaccurate language to make SGA look like it’s complicit in bribery. It’s a disgusting example of disgraceful journalism.
Btw, maybe if you guys weren’t completely biased douchebags in your journalism, people would be nicer and more accommodating to you.
The author completely misinterprets Florida public records law, and apparently can’t perform a simply critical reading analysis of a quote he posts and links to.
“Nothing in the public records law requires that a request for public records be in writing or in person, although individuals may wish to make their request in writing to ensure they have an accurate record of what they requested. Unless otherwise exempted, a custodian of public records must honor a request for records, whether it is made in person, over the telephone, or in writing, provided the required fees are paid. In addition, nothing in the law requires the requestor to disclose the reason for the request.”
First off, the law states that there’s no requirement that a form be filled out. But if the request is being made in person or in writing, it’s certainly reasonable, and certainly not illegal, to ask that you fill out a form (or at least give the information requested on the form) specifying exactly what it is that you want, so that the documents can be effectively furnished for you. Similarly, if you were making the request via telephone, you would be asked to specify the information asked on the required form (even though you wouldn’t be filling it out physically) to make sure the necessary information is available to fulfill the request properly.
You guys weren’t even making your request to the “custodian of public records”. The SGA Chief Justice is not the custodian of public records, nor is the Pro Temp. The SGA Senate Secretary is. Assuming you make the request to him, he will process your request in a quick and efficient manner.
Also, part of the whole public records request thing is that a fee is required to be paid to cover the costs of retrieving such records. This IS a requirement by state law. So you can’t just go into SGA and demand that the first person you see furnish a copy of the document for you. It doesn’t work that way.
If you guys just do those few things, none of this will be problematic. Maybe you should learn to follow the correct processes for public records requests. Or even just learn to ask the right questions and not be cry-babies about stuff when you’re too dumb to follow the right process. I feel like as a (highly illegitimate) news site, learning these skills might help you out in the future.
How is this chief justice supposed to be trusted to hear Lusk’s appeal and make the right decision if he doesn’t even know you can’t require someone to fill out a form for public records? SGA is in trouble.
Hitt talked to knightnews off camera… you are an idiot.
@who is talking now?
i could run up to tom cruise with a video camera and get a “ucf exclusive interview.” give us a break
He never said that “no one” will talk to KnightNews, just Lusk… can’t imagine why lusk would never want to do that… yeah… no legitimate reason at all…
@Stephen- No one talks to Knightnews? Oh really?
Didn’t President Hitt give the first interview in like 10 years to Knightnews the other day?
Up until Lusk got caught with his pants down, he was HAPPY to talk to Knightnews. I had to watch him talk about elections. He is just mad because Knightnews broke the story about his bribe. At least now we wont have to watch him in senate anymore. thank god! he was a total jerk to rso’s. good riddance.
Hey, “lusk is corrupt,” people are complaining because media people are supposed to stay neutral. These clowns running around campus seem to not know that. You are supposed to be unbiased to everyone, not just who you personally like or don’t like.
If knightnews were biased for CJ, they would have removed the links to the video of her drunk while she was in college. (wow! and who cares about being drunk in college? plenty of people do that.) but when it comes to being convicted of BRIBING someone, its hard to laugh that off.
how much do these people in sga get paid? can they not respond to an email by 3 oclock in the afternoon? And why do you need to fill out a form and wait a week for a photocopy? that’s bull$hit.
I don’t know how anyone can attack KnightNews for being blatantly against Lusk… because didn’t KnightNews talk to Lusk and give him free publicity before the senate race started?
And the only one refusing to talk to knightnews is Lusk. CJ is quoted in the first article knightnews broke about this scandal.Lusk is happy to be a media whore when times are good, but when he is caught on camera disgracing himself and sga, he shuts up.
Why is it that you guys are having such a hard time with this story?
http://www.UCFNews.com managed to get the status of the appeal before you, and an interview with both Lusk and Cooper before you, and a copy of the appeal online last night.
Yet, somehow, you still can’t get anyone to talk to you.
Maybe, just maybe, being a tabloid, reporting rumor, sensationalizing, and being assholes to people is a bad way to attempt reporting.
I’m not a journalist, nor do I run around pretending to be one, which is something you clowns have not managed to learn how to do yet.
KnightNews.com, this article has the been saddest attempt at journalism I have yet to see emerge on this website. You are basically whining and complaining that you personally don’t have a document and giving a full narrative of events that your staff attempted to go through to get this document, and you believe that is is sufficient enough to be a news article. Pitiful. Why don’t you post an article describing how your staff attempted to use the bathroom but couldn’t aim? You actually have the gall to complain in a “news” article that Lusk has allegedly given his memo to another news source and not to you, and report that as news. Pitiful. Your site seems only interested in sensationalizing every piece of information about the events that surround Mr. Lusk’s appeal (as seems to be the case with more than half of the topics you cover). You wonder why Lusk will not talk to you — perhaps it is because you write blatantly biased “news” articles like this that appear to be more interested in sensationalizing the story and dragging his name through the mud through over this “scandal” as much as you possibly can than actually reporting on the topic in a neutral manner. Despite your pitiful whining about how Lusk will talk to a “competing campus news source,” maybe he actually does talk to this entity and not to KnightNews because you are, in reality, not a “news” source. You have no regard for the standards of journalism, and I question if you even know what journalistic ethics and integrity mean. Other sources can’t compete with you because they play by the rules; you apparently don’t even know what the rules are. I am disgusted with your writing, your articles, and your website. Either shape up or leave journalism to the professionals.