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Tag: South Dakota State University

South Dakota student journalists struggle to get information about campus lockdown

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September 26, 2013September 5, 2018 Samantha Vicent

A residence hall at South Dakota State University went on lockdown for about 45 minutes earlier this month, but student journalists say campus police have stymied their attempts to obtain and report any additional details about the incident.

Tagged access to public records, campus police records, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

Student paper decides to stop lawsuit seeking access to presidential candidate interviews

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September 19, 2006September 5, 2018 April Hale

The South Dakota State University Collegian has voluntarily halted its lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction against the university’s board of regents because the presidential candidate interviews it sought to open have been completed.

Tagged Collegian, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

South Dakota judge orders meetings open

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September 15, 2006September 5, 2018 April Hale

A judge ordered Wednesday that student journalists should be allowed to sit in on interviews with a school’s presidential candidates after the board of regents attempted to have the meetings closed to all media.

Tagged Collegian, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

Paper must turn over unpublished photographs, judge says

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March 30, 2006September 5, 2018 Ricky Ribeiro

A circuit court judge recently ordered South Dakota State University'sstudent newspaper to turn over unpublished photographs taken during a poweroutage on campus last fall.

Tagged Collegian, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

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