Letter from the editor

| Editor-in-Chief

Dear readers:

Today’s issue includes a story packaged under the headline “Social media deepens divide” about the backlash following a photo posted on Snapchat—and later Facebook—of two students with beauty products on their faces and the caption, “We’re in the zulu (sic) tribe.”

Due to the sensitive nature of the photo, we have decided not to print it in the paper. The photo, however, will be able to be viewed through a link on our website at www.studlife.com/news/2016/10/24/social-media-deepens-divide.

Furthermore, we have decided not to use the names of the two students in the photo. As they declined to comment, we found no compelling reason to print their names.

One last note: Typically, Student Life does not identify the races of sources used in our stories. However, due to the details of this story and the inherent issues of race involved, we have intentionally chosen to indicate the race of those quoted. This is standard journalistic practice in stories concerning issues of race.

Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any question about the decisions above or any other comments or concerns.

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