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Author: James Heggen

Supreme Court won't hear students' challenge to Va. ban on alcohol ads

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November 29, 2010September 5, 2018 James Heggen

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging Virginia's ban on alcohol-related advertising in college newspapers.

Tagged Cavalier Daily, The Collegiate Times, University of Virginia, Virginia, Virginia Tech

N.C. Central student newspapers turn up missing

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November 23, 2010September 5, 2018 James Heggen

Several hundred copies of the student newspaper at North Carolina Central University were trashed this semester after the paper published two controversial stories.

Tagged Campus Echo, North Carolina, North Carolina Central University

Thousands of copies of FAU paper dumped

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November 20, 2010September 5, 2018 James Heggen

About 2,000 copies of the student newspaper at Florida Atlantic University were taken from their bins and thrown into the trash early last week.

Tagged Florida, Florida Atlantic University, University Press

N.Y. college student may face discipline for anonymous recipe

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October 22, 2010September 5, 2018 James Heggen

A Bard College student may face disciplinarycharges after an article on his publication's website made crude remarksabout a female student.

Tagged Bard College, New York, The Bard Tribune

Future of Vanderbilt student radio station unclear

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October 20, 2010September 5, 2018 James Heggen

The decision whether to sell the broadcast license forVanderbilt University's student radio station has been put on hold.

Tagged Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, WRVU

Rice finalizes sale of radio station; Students hire legal counsel

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October 15, 2010September 5, 2018 James Heggen

Rice University on Wednesday finalized the sale of itsstudent radio station, KTRU, to the University of Houston.

Tagged KTRU, Rice University, Texas, University of Houston

Professor's suit against private Chicago student paper seeks thousands in damages

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October 6, 2010September 5, 2018 James Heggen

A former professor at the University of Illinois atChicago filed a defamation lawsuit Friday over an article that ran in thestudent newspaper, The Flame.

Tagged Illinois, The Flame, University of Illinois at Chicago

N.C. university shuts down student newspaper after plagiarism accusation

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October 1, 2010September 5, 2018 James Heggen

Western Carolina University's studentnewspaper is back in business after the university temporarily shut it down.

Tagged North Carolina, Western Carolina University, Western Carolinian

Editor fired at privately-owned Chicago student newspaper

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September 29, 2010September 5, 2018 James Heggen

A privately owned student newspaper at theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago fired its news editor after she wrote aneditorial criticizing the bookstore and objected to the paper's decisionnot to publish a story.

Tagged Illinois, The Flame, University of Illinois at Chicago

Southwestern College, student newspaper reach one-time printing agreement

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September 27, 2010December 4, 2018 James Heggen

The Southwestern College student newspaper hascome to an agreement with the college to resume printing, but not before thepaper missed its first issue.

Tagged California, Southwestern College, The Sun

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