What started with an anonymous news tip has resulted intwo Johnson County Community College students creating their own independentnewspaper.
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Adviser gets $130,000 in settlement with college
After a process that she described as, ''David going up againstGoliath,'' Jennifer Schartz has decided to settle the lawsuit she broughtagainst her former employer, Barton County Community College.
Around 8,000 papers stolen costing paper $6,500, editor says
Two men posing as newspaper staff members stole thousands of copies of a studentnewspaper today, claiming that a misprint in the newspaper required that all thepapers be recalled.
Student drug arrest story prompts newspaper theft, editor says
Atfirst, student editor Jen Thierer thought it was just a mistake; maybe thecirculation manager was confused, or forgot to pick up the newspapers from theprinter.
Advisers lose fights to reclaim jobs
A federal district court has ruled that the removal of Ron Johnson, former adviser of the student newspaper the Collegian at Kansas State University, was not a violation of the student editors' First Amendment rights because he was removed due to the 'overall quality' of the paper and not specific stories.
Former adviser alleges college violated 1st Amendment
Former college President Veldon Law said in an affidavit, filed May 25 in federal district court, that he recommended Schartz's contract be renewed, but the Barton County Community College Board of Trustees voted not to renew it. Law, who was fired from the college by the Board of Trustees on July 19 after three former basketball coaches were accused of fraud, declined to answer questions for this story.
Open and shut
With frequent tuition hikes and steep taxes comes a desire from thoseconcerned with the use of tax dollars to know how money is allocated at publicuniversities across the country.
Sunshine laws on winning streak
Any cowboy will tell you: The sun goes down in the west. But for newsorganizations across the country, there has been plenty of sunshine west of theMississippi River.
Media seek access to athletic director's employment contract
A newspaper and a television station sued the University of Kansas in January for access to the employment contract of athletic director Lew Perkins.