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Author: Emilie Yam

U of Michigan drops proposal for new rules on distributing papers

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March 27, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

The University of Michigan earlier this monthdropped a proposed policy that would have limited the distribution ofpublications in many campus buildings.

Tagged Michigan, The Michigan Daily, The Michigan Review, University of Michigan

Editor in Georgia plans lawsuit over cuts to student paper's budget

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March 24, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

The editor in chief of Armstrong Atlantic StateUniversity's student paper said she is planning to file a lawsuit against thepresident of the university and the Student Government Association for cuttingthe paper's 2008-09 budget, allegedly based on complaints about the paper'scontent.

Tagged Armstrong Atlantic State University, Georgia, inkwell

Supreme Court rejects student government election case

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March 19, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a2007 appellate court ruling that said student government officials could not besued for violating student journalists' First Amendment rights.

Tagged "college voice", College of Staten Island, New York

SUNSHINE WEEK: Getting records from student governments

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March 18, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

Under state and federal sunshine laws, the press is supposed to have access to government and public records -- therefore, student journalists should have access to student government records, right?

Tagged Sunshine Week

SUNSHINE WEEK: Victories and setbacks for open government

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March 17, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

In a new, $450 million, state-of-the-art museum of news in Washington, D.C., media professionals, government officials and open-government advocates gathered on March 14 at the 10th annual National Freedom of Information Day Conference to discuss recent changes to the Freedom of Information Act and the importance of sunshine laws to journalists.

Tagged Sunshine Week

Column on Mideast might have prompted theft of college paper in Las Vegas

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March 13, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

A controversial column is being reprinted in today'sissue of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas' student paper after aboutone-third of the 3,000 copies of the March 10 issue were stolen Tuesday.

Tagged Nevada, The Rebel Yell, University of Nevada at Las Vegas

U of Colo. paper restores opinion section; dean disbands 'fact-finding' panel

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March 11, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

The opinion section of the University of Colorado'sonline student paper was back up Monday, and a controversial faculty"fact-finding committee" was disbanded as the Campus Press staff anduniversity community try to find closure after a student column sent shockwavesthrough campus.

Tagged "campus press", Colorado, University of Colorado

Gannett will not seek partnership with student paper at Colo. State

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March 10, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

A Gannett spokeswoman said last week the media company wanted to buy Colorado State University's student paper but stopped communicating with the university after officials told the company in a Jan. 22 meeting that the paper was not for sale.

Tagged Colorado, Colorado State University, Rocky Mountain Collegian

Fraternity policy limits media access to members at Penn State

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March 5, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

PENNSYLVANIA -- The editor in chief at Pennsylvania StateUniversity's student paper says a new Interfraternity Council media policy ispreventing reporters from covering major campus events and restricting thepaper's access to about 2,500 fraternity members.

Tagged Caily Collegian, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University

Cal State system revises conduct code to settle free-speech suit

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March 4, 2008September 5, 2018 Emilie Yam

The California State University system isamending its student conduct code to settle a lawsuit filed last summer by SanFrancisco State's College Republicans organization.

Tagged California, San Francisco State

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