Several stacks of The Eagle, the studentnewspaper at American University in Washington, D.C., were removed from racksaround campus and left outside the newspaper's office today after acontroversial column was printed in the issue.
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Judge rules in favor of university in <i>Liberty</i> lawsuit
Lawyers for The Liberty, an independent publication atOregon State University, filed a motion for reconsideration after a judge ruled infavor of the university in a lawsuit filed by the paper.
Proposed Kan. shield bill could include student journalists
After tabling the issue last year, the Kansas stategovernment is making an effort late this legislative session to pass a shieldbill that would protect professional and student journalists.
Story about student who masturbated in college classroom prompts libel threat against Hawaii university paper
A student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa recently threatened his school’s student newspaper, the Ka Leo O Hawaii (The Voice of Hawaii), with a libel lawsuit.
Student government threatens funding cut for Kan. student paper
The Student Senate at the University of Kansas will voteMarch 24 on whether to stop providing the student newspaper with funds allocatedfrom student-paid fees.
Wisc. paper examines policies following controversial Web advertisement
After a negative community reaction to a recent Web adlinking to a Holocaust denial site, the staff of The Badger Herald at theUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison is reevaluating its policies for acceptingadvertisements.
Md. House sends student shield bill to Senate
The Maryland House of Delegates passed House Bill 257 unanimously Thursday, March 4. The bill, which extends the journalistic protections of the Maryland shield bill to college journalists, will now go on to the Maryland Senate.
No charges filed in Texas newspaper theft
No criminal charges will be filed in connectionwith the Feb. 25 theft of copies of the The East Texan, the studentnewspaper at Texas A&M University Commerce.
Md. student shield bill unanimously passes House judiciary committee
The Maryland House of Delegates judiciary committee unanimouslypassed House Bill 257 today, which extends the state's journalistic shieldlaws to college student journalists.
UCSD student government freezes funds for campus media
The Associated Students of University ofCalifornia San Diego (ASUCSD) has frozen funding for all student-funded mediaafter an outcry over statements broadcast on the Student Run Television (SRTV)channel.