"Scarlett, who is coming off an ACL tear that ended his 2014 season, is expected to be a starter for the Cardinal. Stanford's defensive line was decimated this past offseason as all three of the teams starters are gone."
By Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports
By: Star-Tribune staff
By Tyler Dunne of the Journal Sentinel
Many congratulations to Sarah Young, who became the first woman of color ever to be named The Tree.
In order to earn the coveted band mascot, Sarah Young had to put on public stunts, beat out scores of fervent students competing for The Tree, and even had to overcome allegations that she drank urine.
Wait, what?! What was that last part!?
Yes, she had to overcome allegations that she drank urine.
Shortly after printing an article about Young's successful bid to become Tree, the Stanford Daily issued the following:
"Correction: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that Young drank pizza blended with peas, not urine. The Daily sincerely regrets this error."
In fairness to The Daily, "pea" does sound an awful lot like "pee," but still, I can't help but imagine how the conversation went:
The Stanford Daily: What were some stunts you did?
Sarah Young: I drank pizza blended with peas.
TSD: That's disgusting! Why would you blend it with pee?
SY: Oh, it's all part of the stunt.
TSD: But pee!?
SY: Well, yes, I got them from the store.
TSD: They sell PEE at the store!?
SY: Oh, yes, all kinds of peas.
TSD: PEES!? There are multiple kinds!?
SY: Well, yeah. There are yellow peas, green pe--
TSD: Green!? How the hell does it get green!?
SY: It's actually a very normal color for peas.
TSD: Oh. Well. I think we have all we need for this story.
Of course, even after The Daily issued its correction, the story hasn't gone away. When I chatted with one student on campus about The Daily's correction, he responded: "Wait. I heard that she DID drink urine."
Yes, that's what he actually told me. And, no, I'm not joking.
Clearly some misconceptions are harder to shake than others.
by Ian Chipman of Insights by Stanford Business School
From PR News Wire Service