A story on page 8 of the Spring 1998 issue of the SPLC Reportnrelated the story of Midwestern State University newspaper editornJason Lawrence, who was verbally threatened by an athlete at thenschool after the newspaper published a cartoon critical of thenteam's performance.
Tag: Winter 1998-99
Television policy controversy continues
chool officials at Blair High School who pulled a controversial student-produced television show more than two years ago are still in the process of developing broadcast regulations and guidelines.
Conservative paper regains recognition
It would take more than the arguments of a conservative student newspaper to win back status as a recognized student publication.
A new day in the battle for access
The fight to give the public moreaccess to campus crime information got a shot in the arm afterCongress passed 1998 amendments to the Higher Education Act.
Student suspended from newspaper after editorial slams footballsquad
If writing for a newspaper was considered a football game, Joseph Oladiji would have to dig deep in his playbook repertoire to figure out his next plan of attack.
Fla. students respond to cancellation by creating new paper
If you can't beat 'em, try something else.
College editors anticipate putting new law to use
When newspaper editor Jennifer Stanley first heard that one of the school's student leaders allegedly hit his girlfriend last fall, she wanted to find out more.
Cops confiscate fight film
Two high school student reporters in Denver got a close-up look at the strong arm of the law in late November when a police officer confiscated the film they were using to take photographs in the school parking lot.
Student senate at Univ. of Rhode Island freezes funds
Staffers at the University of Rhode Island's (URI) student paper were forced to scramble for money to publish after the student government moved to temporarily freeze the publication's funding following the running of a controversial cartoon.
Missouri university goes to court over release of disciplinaryrecords under federal act
Call it deja vu. Sort of.