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<\/strong><\/em>The<\/em> Chicago Macaroon<\/em> has existed since the University of Chicago\u2019s founding in 1892, and has in that time broken some tremendous stories. Ranging from pieces on the University\u2019s administration to local events in Hyde Park, The Macaroon<\/em>\u2019s coverage has been comprehensive and relevant, keeping students up to date on campus news.<\/p>\n Being the student body\u2019s main source of information bestows upon The Macaroon<\/em> a great deal of responsibility. Although they do not take this responsibility lightly, it is my opinion that The Macaroon<\/em> does not always live up to these standards. Recently, their coverage has lacked the authority and gravitas it once proudly displayed. Honestly, it just feels like The Macaroon<\/em> has had the starch taken out of it.<\/p>\n <\/em><\/em> The Chicago Macaroon<\/em> is a respectable publication that has long prided itself on frank and staunch reportage, as well as dedication to the cause of student journalism, but it has lately lacked the zest and tang that once characterized the more-than-a-century-old publication. For example, The Macaroon<\/em>\u2019s recent coverage on StipendGate (UChicago Student Government\u2019s biggest scandal this year) was factual and informative. Somehow, though, it just didn’t seem like it had been crafted with care by a pastry chef trained in France. <\/em><\/p>\n Don\u2019t get me wrong. I love a good issue of The Macaroon<\/em>. But in recent years, it\u2019s just seemed a little dry. I know that news is not always sexy, and I know that facts are not always delicious, but even the dullest of events can be given a splash of flavor. Just a hint of editorialization could really spice up the delicacy that is the news of our times. Even a tinge of moral authority, or perhaps raspberry cream in their body paragraphs, could make The Macaroon<\/em> that much more palatable.<\/p>\n Not everybody is a fan of The Macaroon<\/em>. Some students are of the opinion that the paper is just too nutty. While I do believe that those students are missing out, I understand their frustration. If The Macaroon<\/em> doesn\u2019t do something soon to whip up a more desirable reading experience, it\u2019s going to go the way of failed University publications like The Daily Heath Bar<\/em> and Good Morning Hamentash<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Evan Bernstein Nov. 16, 2014 The Chicago Macaroon has existed since the University of Chicago\u2019s founding in 1892, and has in that time broken some tremendous stories. Ranging from pieces on the University\u2019s administration to local events in Hyde Park, The Macaroon\u2019s coverage has been comprehensive and relevant, keeping students up to date on campus news. Being the student body\u2019s main source of information bestows upon The Macaroon a great deal of responsibility. Although they do not take this responsibility lightly, it is my opinion that The Macaroon does not always live up to these standards. Recently, their coverage has lacked the authority and gravitas it once proudly displayed. Honestly, it just feels like The Macaroon has had the starch taken out of it. The Chicago Macaroon is a respectable publication that has long prided itself on frank and staunch reportage, as well as dedication to the cause of student journalism, but it has lately lacked the zest and tang that once characterized the more-than-a-century-old publication. For example, The Macaroon\u2019s recent coverage on StipendGate (UChicago Student Government\u2019s biggest scandal this year) was factual and informative. Somehow, though, it just didn’t seem like it had been crafted with care by a pastry chef trained in France. Don\u2019t get me wrong. I love a good issue of The Macaroon. But in recent years, it\u2019s just seemed a little dry. I know that news is not always sexy, and I know that facts are not always delicious, but even the dullest of events can be given a splash of flavor. Just a hint of editorialization could really spice up the delicacy that is the news of our times. Even a tinge of moral authority, or perhaps raspberry cream in their body paragraphs, could make The Macaroon that much more palatable. Not everybody is a fan of The Macaroon. Some students are of the opinion that the paper is just too nutty. While I do believe that those students are missing out, I understand their frustration. If The Macaroon doesn\u2019t do something soon to whip up a more desirable reading experience, it\u2019s going to go the way of failed University publications like The Daily Heath Bar and Good Morning Hamentash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-komono"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2121"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3154,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2121\/revisions\/3154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}