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Author: Tara Jeffries

Debate still rages over Wesleyan Argus column after closed-door student government meeting

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September 28, 2015September 5, 2018 Tara Jeffries

Members of the media were not allowed in the student government meeting intended to discuss the petition to defund the Argus if diversity efforts aren't made.  

Tagged diversity issues, free speech, recent-news, wesleyan argus

Appeals court: KU student expelled for crude off-campus tweets can return to school

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September 25, 2015September 5, 2018 Tara Jeffries

The court ruled that the University of Kansas overreached when it expelled a student for posting profane tweets about his ex-girlfriend while under a no-contact order. The university had also cited Title IX. 

Tagged Kansas, off-campus social-media use, recent-news, social media, Twitter

Op-ed in Wesleyan Argus sparks outrage, petition to defund newspaper

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September 23, 2015September 5, 2018 Tara Jeffries

Student activists have stolen at least 500 newspapers and are calling for a list of reforms to make the student newspaper more diverse following the publication of an opinion column criticizing Black Lives Matter.

Tagged boycott, newspaper theft, recent-news

SPJ resolution urges members to fight student press censorship

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September 22, 2015September 5, 2018 Tara Jeffries

The Society of Professional Journalists unanimously passed a resolution at its conference last weekend that asks members to support anti-Hazelwood efforts in their states. 

Tagged Anti-Hazelwood, recent-news, Society of Professional Journalists

Embattled student editors skeptical of Playwickian newspaper budget cuts

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September 16, 2015September 5, 2018 Tara Jeffries

The Playwickian, which made national news last year after administrators punished the paper for not printing the word Redskins, has had its budget cut to $2,000 for the school year.

Tagged Neshaminy High School, Playwickian, recent-news, The Playwickian

Legal tiff between Purdue, student newspaper resolved

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September 11, 2015September 5, 2018 Tara Jeffries

The year-long dispute over video footage of a confrontation between the student newspaper's photo editor and campus police ended this week. 

Tagged Purdue Exponent, Purdue University, recent-news

Third Circuit court rules against teacher fired for blog posts bashing students

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September 10, 2015September 5, 2018 Tara Jeffries

The court ruled that the school district did not violate the teacher's First Amendment rights, after she was fired for posting profane insults about her students on her blog.

Tagged off-campus speech, recent-news, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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