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Students, upset at front-page story about busted house party, caught on camera throwing out newspapers

Screenshot of a student throwing copies of the Hawks' Herald newspapers in the trash. Students later admitted they were unhappy with a front-page article detailing a busted house party. Credit: Hawks' Herald/Roger Williams University Public Safety Video

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March 28, 2019November 20, 2019 Cory Dawson

RHODE ISLAND — Two Rhode Island college students were caught on camera throwing out copies of a student newspaper. About 100 copies of the Hawks’ Herald newspaper at Roger Williams University were trashed in late February after the paper ran a front-page story about a house party that was busted by local police. Two students… Continue reading Students, upset at front-page story about busted house party, caught on camera throwing out newspapers

Turning off political speech

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December 1, 2003

When students at Roger Williams University published The Hawk’s Right Eye, a conservative journal written by members of the campus College Republicans, they hoped their articles would bring attention to conservative political issues.