Wilner Will Be J-Boarded April 1, Source Confirms

A J-Board justice earlier today confirmed that on April 1st Michael A. Wilner will be brought before the school's disciplinary system, or J-Board, on charges that he allegedly assaulted a female student in late February.

Dean Fid Castro sent out emails calling for volunteers from amongst the J-Board justice pool and will then follow up with the justices he chooses. The worst possible punishment is expulsion.

It typically takes between 10 and 30 days before a J-Board date is set. Set thirty-two days after the incident, it is the longest lag between incident and punishment in recent memory, according to another J-Board justice. There is no word yet on what will as this case moves through the criminal justice system in parallel.

According to an R.A., with knowledge of what happened, Wilner offered to apologize to the alleged victim -- but not if it would be taken as an admission of guilt.

In other news, the decision, according to the source, to end comment moderation was made by the new editor-in-chief of the Forum, Heath Hyatt CMC '12.

Pomona Alum Bill Keller's Imminent Self-Destruction and the End of The New York Times

It's a time tested new media tale: blogger creates empire, empire defeats print publication in traffic, print publication gets upset, writes misinformed stuff about blogger who created empire. 

Sill you, you thought I would be talking about The Claremont Conservative and The CMC Forum. Well, I'm not. That's ridiculous. (The Claremont Conservative is more of a hegemonic power, than an imperial one, anyways, more enlightened despot than tyrant.)

In truth, I'm talking about Pomona's man in the media, Bill Keller PO '70, who is ticked off that Arianna Huffington is now Oprah-rich as his gray lady sheds her circulation. Ms. Huffington notes how her site gets double the traffic that of The New York Times, so, in other words, "wear it, New York Times." She taunts Keller in a recent blog post.

You can understand why Keller's ticked off. Nobody's buying what he is selling. He lashes out at her and calls her -- earmuffs, younger readers -- an "aggregator." Them's fighting words, says Huffington and so she lays down the law, responding that The New York Times aggregates, too, and that she has original reporting, too, so there.

At the risk of getting Madison Shimoda CMC '10 (and of late) at The New York Times ticked off with me, let me say that I like to read the Gray Lady, but journalism's changing, baby. Best get with the times.

Keller, perhaps feeling the pressure of the competition, in recent weeks attacked Fox News' viewers as "among the most cynical people on Planet Earth." "I cannot think of a more cynical slogan than 'Fair and Balanced,'" he said. Here's a thought: Produce a product that people will buy -- and don't insult your would-be customers. If not, expect to find that the paper that boast it has "all the news fit to print," used as coverings for homeless people and bird cage lining.