BROTHER RICE
VOLUME 55, ISSUE 5
Chieftain
FEBRUARY 2016
Getting an
Auto Show
Sneak Peek
Experience of a lifetime
for Chieftain reporters
By Jacob Oxyer, Kordell Smith and
Sebastian Dybowski
Chieftain Staff
The North American International
Channel 7 reporter Jonathan Carlson aired his report outisde Brother Rice on Dec. 10
Auto Show is an opportunity for car
manufacturers from around the world to
showcase their newest models in the city
that knows cars best, Detroit. For two full
weeks, the new body frames, dashboards,
rims, and features are displayed for the
On Dec. 10, as Brother Rice President
released a two-minute segment that aired masses who make the trip down to Cobo
Hall.
John Birney emerged from a meeting,
at 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. The Brother Rice
The Chieftain was granted press ache was informed that a member of the
administration sent out an announcement
cess
to the show and see it before it was
Channel 7/WXYZ news team was waitthat the piece would be on TV before it
opened
to the general public. Problems
aired.
ing for him in the conference room. Why
soon
arose
when one of our reporters left
The story took off in
he was there, Birney
his
wallet
at
home. Luckily, the kind lady
the local community.
did not know. He
at
the
door
had
ties to Rice and, after a
Articles quickly began
informed Birney that
Ryan
short
quiz
on
the
Brother Rice football
appearing on other
he had gotten mulIsrael
program
(“Who
was
the last football
websites. Most stuck to
tiple calls regarding a
coach?”),
our
reporters
were let onto the
the facts of the story,
prayer accommodation
fl
oor.
some praised Brother Rice and others
at Brother Rice, and that Channel 7 was
Our trio of reporters walked the show
planning on airing a story about the room were quick to condemn. Websites like
with
their heads held high and took notes
“Church Militant” offered support. Other
on that evening’s news.
on
the
new models and styles of 2016.
Channel 7 requested an interview with websites like “Right Wing News” critiSee AUTO on Page 3
Birney, but they also said the story would cized Brother Rice. Some news sources,
air whether they got the interview or not. like the Detroit Metro Times dismissed the
Birney was then interviewed by Channel story all together, calling it the “non-issue
7’s Jonathan Carlson. Carlson, an Emmy- of the week.”
Despite these articles, the story renominated reporter who is known for
Chieftain’s Declassifed
“breaking stories and holding the power- mained mostly local until Dec. 16, when
takes on Valentine’s Day
See SUPPORT on Page 3
ful accountable,” according to his bio,
See Page 5
Students Support ‘Sacred Space’
Issue draws international attention after TV report
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F E B U A R Y 2016