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Author: Kate Maternowski
University of Montana sex column causes law professor to call for student newspaper to reevaluate hiring practices
A University of Montana law professor upset over content in the campusnewspaper's sex column is calling on the paper to establish writtenguidelines for hiring and editorial decision-making.
Newsmagazines stolen, returned to editorial office
In response to an editorial error, a person claiming to be an aggrieved reader gathered up more than 100 copies of Insight, a student magazine from the University of Nevada at Reno, and returned the magazines to the publication's office March 4.
Student sues professor over 'fascist bastard' comment
A Los Angeles City College student, claiming his speech professor called him a "fascist bastard" during a presentation on his religious beliefs last fall, has teamed up with the Alliance Defense Fund in a lawsuit against district officials.
S.C. State Univ. student newspaper pulled from presses for adult toy party advertisement
A South Carolina student newspaper inOrangeburg was pulled from the presses this week over an advertisement a schooladministrator deemed unfit for print.
Conn. Senate considers Anti-<i>Hazelwood</i> bill
A Senate bill introduced in Connecticut latelast month and scheduled for public hearing Friday marks another state'sattempt to fortify the legal protection of student publications eroded by theSupreme Court's Hazelwood decision.
Free speech advocates appeal to Wash. State Senate for third chance at student press bill
Students, newspaper advisers, school board representatives, and First Amendment advocates filed into a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington yesterday to debate, for the third year in a row, the merits of student free press legislation in their state.
Chicago State student newspaper pulled from presses
The editor of Chicago State University'sstudent newspaper, who earlier this month filed suit against his school'sadministration alleging unlawful censorship, has now been told his paper willnot go to print this week.
Newspaper editor, former adviser challenge censorship, termination with lawsuit
An Illinois college newspaper editor and his paper's former adviser have filed suit against members of the college administration in Illinois district court, demanding the adviser's reinstatement and an end to threats of censorship and budget cuts.
Online speech case sparks Conn. lawmaker to propose student expression bill
Even before a U.S. District Court judge decided the Avery Doninger case last month, one Connecticut lawmaker was drawing up plans to ensure students' right to speak freely online would be protected in the future.