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Posted by stoosepp, on Oct. 21, 2009 02:03PM I had heard about this article from a friend and honestly was not prepared for its ability to miss the mark completely on what could have been a great opportunity to honor a member of our community.    I realize The Western Front is a place for up and coming journalists to gain experience writing to a wider audience, and for that reason, most of the factual errors I\'ve seen in this publication over years can be excused, but this article doesn\'t just reduce The Western Front\'s journalistic credibility to that of a tabloid, it hurts those who knew Dr. Grimes personally.    I hope the authors learn a lesson, but I don\'t blame them for its insensitivity, to that look to their academic supervisors, their editor at the Western Front and to anyone who allowed this article to be published in the first place.    I realize the American media has slanted towards a sensationalist / tabloid view of the world in recent years and it makes me sad that the Journalism Department seemingly embraces this. Students can either be the next generation of Fox News anchors, or they can be the next Edward R. Murrow.    I hope the outcry against this article is not ignored, as I have yet to see a retraction or apology issued thus far. I would also hope that it sends a strong message to the faculty and administrators of the Journalism department, that something needs to change with both its curriculum and its editing practices for the Western Front as a whole.