The U.S. District Court in Chicago dismissed a suit Sept. 11 filed by two former student journalists who claimed administrators at Governors State University deliberately impeded their ability to publish the campus newspaper, the Phoenix, and violated their First Amendment rights.
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Ill. governor approves college press protections
A new set of protections for studentmedia at state colleges will take effect in January after being signed into lawby Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) on Aug. 31.
College journalists, advisers welcome new protections in Illinois
ILLINOIS -- After Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) approved a new series of protections for campus news outlets on Aug. 31, student journalists and their supporters breathed a collective sigh of relief across the state.
DePaul conservative paper says official campus paper's distributor removed copies
Staff members of the Lincoln Park Statesman, a conservative student newspaper at DePaul University, believe staff members from another student publication removed about 150 copies of the newspaper from distribution points Oct. 9, but campus security has not classified the incident as theft.
Adviser says college will not renew his contract for standing up for student press
HarperCollege in Palatine will not renew student newspaper adviser Dann Gire'scontract after it expires today, and Gire said he thinks he knowswhy.
Elementary school district denies two separate FOI requests
Anelementary school district has denied two separate Freedom of Information Actrequests this month, sparking debate about what sorts of records schools areobligated to open to the public.
Student's Columbine reference leads to expulsion hearing
A17-year-old student at Plainfield South High School who referenced Columbine ina Xanga Web log entry faced an expulsionhearing last week, according to his lawyer.
Student newspaper containing Muhammad cartoons stolen
More than 2,500 copies of an Illinois college student newspaper containing thecartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad were stolen onFriday.
Mayor apologizes for communications breakdown with student reporters
After three weeks of unanswered phone calls from city employees, the mayor ofCarbondale apologized to student journalists yesterday for a communicationbreakdown between city staff and a college newspaper.
City employees turn cold shoulder to student reporters
Twoweeks after a city manager cut all ties with Southern IllinoisUniversity’s student newspaper, journalists there are scrambling to covernews in the city of Carbondale.