IDS has misplaced priorities

Regarding the organization of Monday's Indiana Daily Student:\nWhat kind of world are we living in, where a senior in high school that flakes out on another college and a fluke football victory are more important than raising $109,000 for Breast Cancer research? I am appalled by the Indiana Daily Student's decision to run two shallow, nonimportant sports articles ahead of a truly wonderful event. Is the IDS so desperate for readers that they will print out any sort of "eye candy" to grab the students' attention? Why does the IDS feel that $109,000 was not good enough to be mentioned before two measly athletic triumphs? It is reasons like this that IU will forever be linked to partying and sports instead of more positive things like the miracle of a community coming together for the betterment of mankind. It is great to hear about IU's athletic successes and what not, but that money raised by the greek community on Friday will go a lot further for this world than a basketball player and a victorious effort by the football team.\nThe real winners from this weekend were not Coach Hep and the football team, but breast cancer patients and their families. I attended both BMOC and the football game, and those last 20 seconds ticking away from the game clock don't even come close to the joy of hearing the Zetas announce the final amount of money raised. I had never been more proud to be a Hoosier than I was Friday night, and I know I wasn't the only one that felt that way. Hopefully next year, when BMOC raises another $100,000 for Breast Cancer research, the IDS won't sell out and have the front page article be about a high school kid.