Apparent Lariat retraction

8:51 a.m.:

This morning, we received a letter--apparently from the Lariat editor-in-chief to IVC baseball coach Kent Madole--retracting the claim, made in the last issue of the Lariat, that coaches knew about steroid use among student athletes. In this letter, which popped up as a "comment" on our blog (see Apparent letter of retraction), that claim is described as "false." Further, the Lariat acknowledges that it was "misled" by "sources" and that it erred in not seeking the coaches' side of the story. (See DtB's original story: Premature congratulation)

If this is a genuine letter--it was sent anonymously--we at the Dissent wish to congratulate the Lariat for doing the right thing and learning from mistakes.

12:09 p.m.
P.S.:

Evidently, Matt (Coker) received the same email this morning. His response (on his blog):

How do you know the coaches were unaware? If you have players on the record saying coaches were aware, and coaches telling you that’s not true, that does not necessarily mean the players’ allegations are not true. Unless, of course, your reporters or sources have admitted to lying.

Clockwork Orange