Not exactly libel, but grammar is certainly given a bad name.

This Red& Black article doesn’t provide an example of libel, but it certainly pertains to false accusation. The end of the article will, however, make you think about the ramifications of getting involved in a libel (or in this case, invasion of privacy) suit as a reporter. I feel for the AJC reporter involved in this one.

First off, I would like to publicly contest the Red & Black’s chronic capitalization of the word, “University,” in their articles. I’m fairly sure they have come up with some kind of rationalization, but I just don’t understand this blatant disregard for AP style.

As for grammar, I think there should be a comma after the word, “harassment,” in the following sentence since it starts an independent clause. ‘"Dr. Soloski has always contended that he's been falsely accused of sexual harassment and again, today, we have learned that this is what occurred," said Brandon Hornsby….’ I’m not completely sure about this one, and I know throwing a lot of commas close together will look odd. However, I think that would be more correct.

I have another comma issue in the following sentence. ‘"The case was always not just about clearing his name, but making sure no one at the University was subject to false accusations.”’ Here, I don’t think there should be a comma after the word “name.” Can you tell I have a thing for punctuation?

It doesn’t stop there. I want to see a comma in this sentence as well: "It was a 70-page order and there were 12 main points in the case." I realize I might be a bit picky when dealing with commas, but am I wrong? I’m actually starting to worry that I’m seeing things.

The last sentence of that particular paragraph also needs some work. There is a comma missing, and there are just too many clauses. The sentence should have been broken up to avoid confusion.

After being a little brutal, I will say that wording is always tricky when you have to use legal jargon in an article.