NORTH CAROLINA — Alexis Wray, editor in chief of The A&T Register at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is among the few who was looking forward to Hurricane Florence’s east coast arrival on Thursday. “I am extremely excited,” Wray said. She’s not excited about the Category 2 hurricane, but does want to be a source of… Continue reading As Hurricane Florence crashes into the Carolinas, student journalists report through the storm
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Ochsner v. Elon University
On March 2010, Elon University student journalist Nick Ochsner requested records about an on-campus arrest by campus police.
North Carolina legislature approves bill to open private school police records
State senators today approved a bill that would make police records on all private college campuses in North Carolina more accessible.
N.C. Supreme Court issues divided opinion on issue of private school police records
The North Carolina Supreme Court split evenly today in a ruling that leaves unresolved the openness of private college police records.
Private N.C colleges lobby to amend campus police records law before court rules
After a former college journalist’s open records battle reached North Carolina’s highest court earlier this month, some private universities have asked state legislators to pass legislation before the court rules.
N.C. Supreme Court hears arguments in case involving private school police records
The North Carolina Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether private school police records are public under the state’s open records law.
Media groups join briefs in support of opening N.C. private police records
Nine organizations have joined briefs in support of an Elon University alumnus’ efforts to make private school police department records public in North Carolina.
Appeals court: Private college police not covered by N.C. open records law
Privateuniversity police departments in North Carolina are not subject to the state’sopen records law, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
N.C. judge rules against student reporter seeking campus police records
A state court judge ruled Monday that ElonUniversity provided adequate information to a former student in response to hispublic records requests, avoiding a direct ruling on whether state publicrecord laws apply to campus police at private universities.
Student's suit against N.C. university seeks to open private campus police records
Nick Ochsner may have already walked across the stage, but he is stillfighting Elon University’s decision to withhold information about an on-campusarrest.