U. of Alabama won't release fraternity affiliation of students charged in on-campus assaultFour fraternity members at the University of Alabama were criminally charged after being accused of beating another student in the courtyard of a dormitory. And while university officials confirmed the identities of the accused students, they declined to release their fraternity affiliation. According… Continue reading U. of Alabama won’t release fraternity affiliation of students charged in on-campus assault
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Censorship-fighters from Wis., Pa., recognized with 'Courage in Student Journalism' award
Tanvi Kumar, former editor-in-chief of Cardinal Columns at Wisconsin’s Fond du Lac High School and co-editors Gillian McGoldrick and Reed Hennessy of The Playwickian at Pennsylvania’s Neshaminy High School will share the Courage award, presented annually to recognize students who show exceptional fortitude in overcoming adversity to bring important stories to the public.
Student assaulted, accused of recording Ferguson protest meeting
A University of Missouri-St. Louis student who uses an online platform to live-stream protests in Ferguson was hospitalized last week after five or six people threw him out of a church, where protesters had gathered to strategize, and beat him.
FERPA amendment would establish ‘safeguards’ for student data privacy
As the prevalence of student data collection in educational institutions increases, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act’s use is once again in question. And while the proposed changes may not further restrict journalists’ access records, they also don’t alleviate any challenges.
Ind. high school administrators tell student journalist to remove quote from story about same-sex marriage
Three weeks after submitting an opinion article to the student newspaper about same-sex marriage, a New Prairie High School student was told she had to remove one of the students’ quotes from the article before administrators would approve it for publication.
N.J. college plans to sell FM signal in online auction to generate revenue
Citing declining revenue, officials at Camden County College tried to sell the institution’s FM signal through an online auction website last spring, but later pulled the listing when nobody placed a bid. Now, administrators plan to list it again and could transition the student-produced radio station to an online-only format.
St. Louis police detain, intimidate student reporters for recording video of squad cars
Two student reporters from Lindenwood University say they were detained and intimidated by about 15 St. Louis Metropolitan police officers for about an hour on Oct. 27 after they recorded video of police cars from a public sidewalk.
As school officials work to counter cyberbullying, state lawmakers ensure student off-campus privacy isn’t trampled
While school officials often say such searches are necessary to combat cyberbullying and other illegal activity, several lawmakers and free speech advocates argue efforts to regulate off-campus speech are an invasion of students’ privacy.
Tenn. student resigns from college newspaper, claims censorship in suspension from social media use
A sports writer for the student newspaper at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has resigned and is accusing his editors of censoring him after he was prohibited from representing the news organization on social media.
U. of Oregon student senator reports ‘hurtful’ blogs to administration for possible student conduct violations
Miles Sisk, senate vice president of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, said on Oct. 22 that he plans to give the IP addresses of blogs, containing content that Sisk said was a form of “cyberbullying,” to university administration for possible violations of student conduct if they were not terminated in 48 hours.