IDS shouldn't waste time on Phi Psi story

It's a sad day when such a petty issue as having a hot tub in the chapter of a fraternity sparks the attention of the editor in chief for the Indiana Daily Student. In my opinion and many others', it was a complete waste of space and time for the IDS to publish such a meaningless article. It was said that members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity lied to the IDS making you look like idiots. Well let's face it, until the issue was brought back up by you ... no one knew that these accusation were false, or, better yet, no one cared. It was forgotten information, and, trust me, as students we have a lot more to worry about than Phi Psi having a hot tub. In his column, IDS Editor Michael Zennie stated that it is hard to verify the facts visually, especially in such a "light-hearted story." Well, that's exactly what it is ... "light-hearted," meaning carefree, fun and cheerful. The original article wasn't breaking news on a serious issue; it was a fun article students could read to see what perks greek life has to offer. I'm not condoning the fact that lying to a paper or lying in general is acceptable; however, you need to pick and choose your battles. The IDS looks like idiots, not because of the false information given, but the fact they published a column the next week blowing the whole thing out of proportion. In addition, you pride yourself on honesty when last year you published an article about an assault incident occurring in the Phi Psi house. The information and small details of the article were completely wrong which shunned negativity on the fraternity and its members. It was stated that a brother from the house assaulted a female student. The person that assaulted the girl was not a member of the fraternity and, furthermore, had zero connections to the fraternity. I realize this article was published last year and is completely water under the bridge, however, this is an instance when the paper reported wrong information about a very serious issue. I'm sure the IDS didn't publicly apologize to the community or the fraternity for its mistake. In conclusion, as a avid reader of the IDS, I would appreciate that you didn't write about such arbitrary and meaningless issues.\nStick to the REAL news because that is what people truly care about.\nThanks.\n\nEditor's note: In the Jan. 31 Indiana Daily Student article "IUPD responds to pair of assaults during weekend," a woman reported being assaulted in the Phi Kappa Psi house. In the article, there was no mention of a member of the fraternity being involved in the assault.