Bravo, Daily Orange.

On Feb. 9, The D.I. reprinted the controversial cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad that have caused massive protests in Arab nations throughout the past few weeks. The UI campus exploded, and The D.I.'s editor in chief, Acton Gorton, and opinion editor were suspended from the paper.

On Feb. 13, The Northern Star, the student paper at North Illinois University, ran the same cartoons, and has received mostly positive feedback, even from the local Muslim community, said Derek Wright, the paper's editor in chief.

So what's the difference?

Daily Illini editors missed chance to engage in meaningful dialogue.
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