Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Boston University News Paper Apologizes for Lamest Prank in History of Pranks




BOSTON – Boston University's independent student newspaper, The Daily Free Press, is apologizing for an April Fools' spoof of rape and drugs. The Boston Globe reported Monday's print-only "Disney Free Press" led with "seven frat dwarves" arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting a female student, "the fairest of them all," and a picture of Snow White's appletini with a date-rape drug. Students blasted the paper on social networks. BU spokesman Tom Testa said the university has no control over the content and looks forward to reading an apology it promised.

Wow, look out for these crazy kids out in BU, huh? What a prank! I mean, this is just the prank to end all pranks, everyone else should just give up, end pranking all together from this day forth, because these guys nailed it. The Seven Frat Dwarves? These guys are brilliant!

In reality the only thing worse than this "prank" is the reaction to it...guys, it's the student fucking newspaper. No one reads that.  You know when I used to read the student newspaper in college? When I had that awkward hour and a half between classes and didn't want to walk back to my room. I'd grab the student newspaper, head to the library, set my phone alarm, read the first few paragraphs, and I'd be sleeping like a baby. It was guaranteed to lull me to sleep, like a warm glass of milk or 10 beers. 

My point is, like 10 people would have read this thing if no one had brought it to the reporters. And those 10 people probably would have just been contributors to the newspaper since they're the only people who give a shit to begin with. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if it was this editor woman who brought this paper to the real press in a misguided attempt to generate some interest in their usually bland coverage of cafeteria menus and student union meetings. It's a non-issue, or at least it should have been.

Chalk another one up for the PC police.