Sports columnist goes too far

As a proud IU and IDS alumnus, I was disappointed to read Ryan Phillips' column about the basketball team's loss to Iowa on Tuesday night. \nWhile Phillips does make some decent basketball observations in his column, his childish tone and baseless observations ("As most people know, the Big Ten has the worst officials in the country ...") tend to make the article read exactly like what it's titled -- just a bunch of random gripes thrown together.\nJust because the Hoosiers lost a game, it doesn't necessitate personal insults ("(Hansen) looks like a skeleton wrapped in wax paper") or insults to the entire University of Iowa by calling it a "safety school."\nIt seems to me like this type of writing is more suited to Internet bulletin boards than the opinion page in a daily newspaper.\nJust because it's an opinion piece doesn't mean it shouldn't be held to the same high standards of journalism the rest of the newspaper is. Here's hoping Mr. Phillips can do some research next time, instead of just writing down his gripes.