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Recent News
Congratulations to our 2022 College Press Freedom Award Winners!
The Indiana Daily Student and reporter Cate Charron, and the staff of The Battalion receive SPLC’s 2022 collegiate press freedom awards.
Cautiously optimistic: Pushing for full reinstatement of the Viking Saga
Hadar Harris, executive director at the Student Press Law Center, shares her thoughts on updates in the recent Nebraska censorship case.
CENSORSHIP ALERT: Student paper shut down for LGBTQIA+ coverage
School officials at Northwest Public Schools in Nebraska shut down the Viking Saga after the paper covered LGBTQIA+ issues.