University of Florida: The Gator Nation Has No Sense Of Humor

It looks like University of Florida is not exactly rolling out the welcome wagon for Matt Meltzer. That’s too bad, Matt is excited to be going to school up there.

For those who don’t know, our Local Correspondent, Matt Meltzer, has moved to Gainesville to attend graduate school at University of Florida. Matt is a funny guy and a very talented writer, but it seems that some uptight person with no sense of humor read his blog, and complained to the University. From alligator.org:

“A College of Journalism and Communications graduate student who has railed against Miami’s Hispanic culture in his blog, often using racial slurs in his posts, is teaching at UF.”

That’s ridiculous! A journalism school should foster creativity and truthiness.

Here is Matt’s response to the controversy:

“... some people were a little miffed that I had been admitted to the Journalism School at UF. Miffed enough, I guess, to contact the school and let them know about White Dade. I’m not sure why this is, as we boast an athletic department full of people with extensive criminal records who seemed to get in just fine. But apparently a guy who might be a little frustrated by the inherant language barriers in Dade County should be denied admittance.”

Matt Meltzer is the most well-rounded writer I know. It’s wrong to judge him only by his writings at White Dade - Matt writes about a lot of different topics:

• True Crime
• UM Football
• Global Warming
• Working in the Hospitality Industry

Matt has also provided many helpful tips for people moving to Miami, making friends, and what it was like hosting the Miss Miami Padget.

If you would like to see Matt’s body of work at Miami Beach 411.com, check out his profile, and click the “View their featured articles” link.

So lighten up, Gator Nation. You’ve got a very talented writer working with you. Learn how to take a joke.

Plus, we will all need a sense of humor when people start to realize newspaper journalism is dead.

You can read more news and discussion about Matt Meltzer getting outed at Stuck on the Palmetto

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