After reading Trevor Fisher’s “Grammys bring mixed reactions,” I was left with a bad taste in my mouth. Not only were there numerous errors, but it failed to present both sides.

It stated that Alicia Keys won four awards when she won five. U2 won a fourth award before the broadcast in the “Best Rock Album” category for their album “All That You Can’t Leave Behind.” While these may be small oversights, it is easy to visit the official Grammy Web site and see who won which awards. Patrick Fleming of Bi-Fi Records said U2 was up for Grammys last year for their latest album. However, if you look at the Grammy eligibility requirements, recordings must be released between Oct. 1 and Sept. 30. “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” was released on Oct. 31, 2000, while the first single from that album, “Beautiful Day,” was released before the deadline of Sept. 30.

Finally, I challenge the statement by Reilly Leibhard that U2’s only message on their latest album is to sell their CDs for 20 bucks at Sam Goody. While the band may not be as political as they were in the ’80s, their music still carries a very strong message of hope and optimism. And I don’t know where Leibhard buys his music, but I only paid 13 bucks for the album at my local music store. Everyone has a right to their opinion, but it is the responsibility of journalists to represent as many of them as possible and to present a factually correct article.

Jared Foster

Freshman

Pre-journalism and mass communication