It was not cute. It was not funny. It certainly was not legal.
Whoever stole Wednesday's Daily News copies committed a crime.
Out of 14,000 papers printed, 7,000 to 10,000 were stolen from academic buildings and residence halls.
This was a disservice that made readers suffer. Students, faculty and staff were unable to stay informed because of this selfish decision.
This is not about the newspaper staff. It's about the readers.
This is about the talent search winners who didn't get a copy of the newspaper with their pictures in it. It's about the field hockey fan who couldn't make the game. It's even about the student who missed his Sudoku this morning.
Whoever took the newspapers had no reason to steal them and violated readers' rights. The Daily News is an open forum newspaper - if anyone disagrees with something that goes to print, they can write a letter to the editor, leave a comment online, come in and talk to someone or find another way to let us know how they feel.
This is the readers' newspaper. We are open to your input.
If someone disagreed with something that was printed in the paper, we have no way of knowing what it was unless they tell us.
A formal report has been filed with the University Police Department. If and when the suspect is found, we will push for every punishment possible - both legally and within the university's own disciplinary system.
If the intent was a prank, no one is laughing - this was not an appropriate joke. The result of the theft was malicious.
In the future, don't limit discussion, steal, violate other people's rights and censor. Instead, utilize the paper for what it is - an open forum for the students, by the students.
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