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Author: Kate Maternowski

MIT student newspaper stolen by campus police officers

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March 27, 2009September 5, 2018 Kate Maternowski

MASSACHUSETTS --

Tagged Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, tech

University of Montana sex column causes law professor to call for student newspaper to reevaluate hiring practices

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March 17, 2009September 5, 2018 Kate Maternowski

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.

Tagged kaimin, University of Montana

Newsmagazines stolen, returned to editorial office

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March 13, 2009September 5, 2018 Kate Maternowski

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.

Tagged insight, Nevada, Reno, University of Nevada at Reno

Student sues professor over 'fascist bastard' comment

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March 6, 2009December 4, 2018 Kate Maternowski

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.

Tagged California, Los Angeles City College

S.C. State Univ. student newspaper pulled from presses for adult toy party advertisement

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March 6, 2009December 4, 2018 Kate Maternowski

A South Carolina student newspaper inOrangeburg was pulled from the presses this week over an advertisement a schooladministrator deemed unfit for print.

Tagged Collegian, orangeburg, S.C., South Carolina, South Carolina State University

Conn. Senate considers Anti-<i>Hazelwood</i> bill

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March 3, 2009December 4, 2018 Kate Maternowski

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.

Tagged Connecticut, Hazelwood

Chicago State student newspaper pulled from presses

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February 19, 2009September 5, 2018 Kate Maternowski

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.

Tagged Chicago State University, Illinois, tempo

Free speech advocates appeal to Wash. State Senate for third chance at student press bill

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February 19, 2009December 4, 2018 Kate Maternowski

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.

Tagged Hazelwood, Washington

Newspaper editor, former adviser challenge censorship, termination with lawsuit

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February 11, 2009December 4, 2018 Kate Maternowski

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.

Tagged Chicago State University, Illinois, tempo

Online speech case sparks Conn. lawmaker to propose student expression bill

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February 6, 2009December 4, 2018 Kate Maternowski

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.

Tagged Connecticut

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