The Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee approved legislation on March 4 that would carve out a public records exemption for the applicants seeking top university jobs. The Rules Committee must approve the bill before it appears before the full Senate.
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Nontraditional focus: Student newspapers grapple with a shifting demographic
With added responsibilities and differing life experiences, nontraditional students — a growing population — often feel they are not well represented in their student newspaper. When nontraditional students join the newspaper staff, however, they are often able to broaden the organization’s news coverage.
Student newspaper at Michigan State U. apologizes for photo some say perpetuated racial stereotypes
A photo published in its features section upset some members of the institution’s black community. In response, editors removed the photo from the news organization’s website Monday afternoon.
Amendment intends to define ‘reasonable cause’ in Illinois cyber privacy law
A proposed amendment to Illinois’ cyber privacy law would bar school officials from accessing student social media accounts to investigate cyberbullying without specific incident complaints or observed rule violations.
N.J. community college suspends student for tweets about former Red Sox pitcher’s daughter
he college announced the suspension of Adam Nagel on Facebook Monday, saying he was “summarily suspended and will be scheduled for a conduct hearing where further disciplinary action will be taken,” and that Brookdale Police are investigating the student.
In Texas, access delayed: Public records appeal process invites abuse
Texas law starts with the assumption that a requestor is owed records within 10 days. But asking the attorney general for an opinion stops the clock and can push the agency’s response time back by a month-and-a-half — which makes the process vulnerable to manipulation by an agency seeking to run out the clock on a deadline-sensitive request.
Student news organization at U. of North Florida attributes budget cut to ‘friction’ with student government
Last fall, the student government released its budget, which will go into effect on July 1. Spinnaker Media will receive $236,132.37 — a 6.8 percent decline from the previous year.
Independent news site to launch at U. of Redlands following student newspaper’s ‘temporary hiatus’
In response to perceived censorship — following an article that questioned a new scholarship fund’s motives — the Bulldog Weekly’s co-editors launched an online fundraising campaign on Feb. 13 to support an alternative news website, independent from university administrators and the student government.
Kentucky legislators, ACLU butt heads on freedom of expression bill
During his 40 years as a legislator, Kentucky Senator Albert Robinson has kept a consistent platform: God, gun, country and family, a commitment which prompted his latest legislation: a bill aimed at reinforcing students’ religious and political freedom of speech.
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1. Is your school:a. Public: 38 participants (80.85%) b. Private: 9 participants (19.15%)(Missing responses – 4 – 7.84%)i. A junior high/middle school: 3 participants (5.88%)ii. A high school: 30 participants (45.10%)(Missing responses – 25 – 49.02%)2. States represented (numbers=participants):Alaska (1 – 1.96%), California (15 – 29.41%), Colorado (3 – 5.88%), Florida (1 – 1.96%), Iowa… Continue reading 1. Is your school: a. Public: