The struggle between tobacco interests and federal regulators has put students in the middle of what has become a heated First Amendment debate over tobacco advertising.
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Paper publishes blank copy
A student newspaper at Washington State University in Pullman published a virtually blank issue protesting the censorship policies of their adviser last October.
Access to college accreditation reports
All colleges that participate in federal student loan programs must make accreditation reports available tothe public, which can be an important reporting tool for student journalists.
Professional paper wages war in Iowa
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit to determine whether open records laws apply to student newspapers was scheduled to begin hearings in December.
Portland student loses camera
Unidentified "security men" confiscated a University of Portland photographer's camera and film in September as he took pictures of U.S. Senate candidate Tom Bruggere.
Story on gay teen life sparks controversy
The editor of a student newspaper in Colorado Springs who authored a story about gay youth has seen a backlash of local and administrative protest, including a push by some to revise the district's student publications guidelines.
Illinois tuition waivers scandal prompts challenge in court, change in state law
Universities, courts and the state legislature are locked in an access struggle involving political patronage and school scholarships.
Law student banned from reporting
A University of Miami honor court has disciplined a student newspaper editor for possessing confidential school records and attempting to write a story on affirmative action.
Principal names himself paper's editor
In an unusual twist to the issue of high school censorship, principal Pete McMurry of Itawamba Agricultural High School has named himself editor in chief of the student newspaper after students sought to include a political cartoon in the paper last spring.
Court opens Mich. presidential search
A Michigan court has ordered a state university to conduct its presidential searches in open meetings.