The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Spring 4-17-2017 Maine Campus April 17 2017 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus April 17 2017" (2017). Maine Campus Archives. 5270. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/5270 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Campus Archives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FREE Monday, April 17, 2017 mainecampus.com The MaineTe University of Maine studentCampus newspaper since 1875 Vol. 135, No. 22 Sports Culture Opinion Women’s softball continues to dominate. B1 Pride Week helps show of campus’ true colors. A12 Immediate polarization stifes real dialogue. A6 Dr. Roiland gives “optimistic” talk about news media Josh Roiland, Professor of Journalism, presents “Keep Calm and Scroll On” in Orono. Sze Wing Wong, Staff. AJ Robison said that the tip of an ice- lem now, when it wasn’t a on how Trump has realized biased ideas for personal The last major topic Contributor berg is always visible, much big deal just fve years ago. the cultural currency of agendas would potentially Roiland touched upon was like the media, but there is According to Roiland, fake fake news. By cultural cur- cut off half of a publica- the various pros and cons of On Wednesday, April 12, much more below the sur- news was partially a reac- rency, Roiland meant that tion’s audience. If this is the internet and how it has Josh Roiland, a professor of face that people do not see. tion left-wing voters to the fake news is a hot topic of the case, then, why would affected modern journalism. journalism at UMaine, gave Roiland asserted that election of Donald Trump discussion right now in the a journalist want to exclude According to Roiland, in a talk titled, “Keep Calm some people are looking because his victory came as media and has important half of their readership? the modern world, people and Scroll On: Understand- at the media through the such a surprise to them. cultural relevance. Roiland also made a get a sense of security from ing the News Media’s Infu- wrong lens. He said this is Roiland continued by Roiland then transitioned good point that it is incred- always knowing what is go- ence in Turbulent Times.” because some people feel saying that, when something his talk from fake news to ibly diffcult for a journalist ing on and having almost The talk, which lasted from that the media tries to inject jarring or controversial hap- bias. He stated that, in his to inject their own personal infnite access to multiple 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in ideas into people. Accord- pens—and is reported in the opinion, fake news is the biases into a news publica- sources at their fngertips. room 100 of the Donald P. ing to Roiland, this is the news—sometimes people new shorthand for bias in tion, simply because news However, readers of the Corbett Business building, wrong way to look at how need to fnd a reason for the media. stories go through editors media can also get over- focused on topics related to the media operates because the occurrence. In this case, Connecting this idea of and lots of other people be- whelmed by just the sheer the infuence of the media, the audiences are in control Roiland said, fake news was bias back to the example of fore they are ever even pub- amount of information that its effects on politics, the of what news they consume. the way left-wing voters an iceberg, Roiland high- lished. is out there. rise of fake news as well Roiland also stated sev- used to come to terms with lighted that the audience Roiland also briefy talk- Roiland ended his talk by as the pros and cons of the eral times throughout his Trump’s victory. does not get to see the dai- ed about the importance stating that we have access internet and its effects on talk that the news media is Roiland also emphasized ly activities of journalists, of news media literacy. to more journalism than modern journalism. a part of culture, but it is not that the “fake news” from much like how there is Because average citizens ever before. The informa- Around 20 people were the dominant culture. What fve years ago was much dif- much below the surface of are not taught how to read tion can be overwhelming at in attendance of the talk, a he meant by this is that ferent. Fake news, then, was an iceberg which remains the news when they are in times, but at least the infor- mixed audience of curious the news media simply re- much more like the gossip unseen. school, they often strug- mation is out there. Roiland students and adults. sponds to certain events that tabloids sold on the shelves Roiland further pointed gle to spot the difference asserted that the internet is Near the start of his pre- are worthy of coverage and of supermarket checkout to the fact that journalism is between quality news and not the problem, but rather sentation, Roiland stated do not create news events lines than anything. Accord- a business, even though its poorer quality content. how readers use it. that the media, in his eyes, themselves. ing to Roiland, fake news business model is currently Roiland made it clear that The accessibility of all represented a visible tip of Roiland then transitioned meant something entirely crippled by some deep and there are specifc ways to this information however, in human behavior. He used into the rising problem of different before the election systemic problems. Accord- read and consume news— his opinion, is a great reason the example of an iceberg “fake news” and questioned than it did afterwards. ing to Roiland, if journal- and to be able to determine to remain optimistic about to emphasize this point. He why it is becoming a prob- Roiland then touched ism is a business, injecting what a reliable source is. the future of journalism. UMA president resigns, SmartAsset ranks Maine faculty hopes for colleges for stability and change 2014-15 academic year Taylor Abbott group of campus employees throughout his term. Jack Barber average scholarship and listed in the Schools’ cata- Contributor that were concerned about It has been suggested by Staff Writer grant money per recipient, logs and common data sets the future and stability of some faculty at UMA that average starting salary of from corresponding years. On Tuesday, April 11, the the university. Rebecca Wyke, the system’s SmartAsset recently graduates, college tuition, The study mostly sticks to University of Maine at Au- Many fear that the sys- vice chancellor for fnance released its third annu- student living costs and data from the 2014-2015 gusta president James Con- tem will launch an expe- and administration could fll al “Best Value Colleges student retention rates. school year. neely announced his resig- dited search to hire a new this position. In 2015, Wyke Study” for the state of The study weighs the fac- SmartAsset’s number nation after serving for less president to take over after led UMA while the universi- Maine. SmartAsset is a tors so that starting sala- for UMaine's tuition is than two years. This is the Conneely and hire from a ty searched for the position website that offers inter- ry has the most influence $10,606, the same as NCES fourth president to leave the limited pool of applicants, that Conneely eventually active tools which provide over the results. 2014-2015 number. The University since September potentially missing out on flled. financial advice. The numbers given are UMaine Common Data Set of 2014. a perfect ft. Another option Conneely has had pre- The study ranks the sourced from the “2015 from 2013 to 2014 lists tu- “Regrettably, I must in- that the University has is to vious experience working University of Maine Orono National Center for Edu- ition as $8,370. form you that I have ten- bring in a temporary leader as the President at Notre at first place, followed by cational Statistics, 2014 The University of New dered my resignation as for a one-to-two year term Dame of Maryland Univer- Colby College, Bates Col- College InSight and 2017 England’s tuition is listed President of UMA effective in order to have enough time sity of Baltimore as well as lege, UMaine at Augusta, Payscale.” The former two as $34,080 in the study. June 30, 2017,” Conneely to fnd a permanent replace- an Associate Provost and UMaine at Farmington, are databases for universi- The number matches the said in his resignation, “I ment. Vice President of Student University of New En- ty information and the lat- NCES tuition data, but the wish UMA much success in While the loss comes as Affairs at Eastern Kentucky gland and the University ter is a paid access “salary UNE 2014 - 2015 catalog serving Maine and its peo- a shock to many, some fac- University and Assistant of Southern Maine. UMa- profile database.” listed tuition at $33,880 ple.” ulty members were not all Vice Chancellor of Student ine finished second behind The data for tuition was and the 2013 - 2014 cata- James Page, the Uni- that upset. Many said that Affairs at the University of Colby College in the pre- picked from the “Nation- log had tuition at $31,980.