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Student Speaks

Christina Nystrom May 4, 2007
To the Editor: First of all, I would like to state that I believe SLU is a great school that fosters creativity and student growth, but the administration's newest attack against the U. News is appalling. Recently we have seen many changes around the university, spearheaded by the power-hungry, unapologetic Father Lawrence Biondi, that have been shocking.

Parent Expounds

Richard Benanti May 4, 2007
To the Editor: The editorial last week only scratched the surface of revealing the slimy, bloody underbelly that is Saint Louis University administration. For those of you who barely look at the newspaper and bound through life holding hands with Pollyanna, have a great life.

Sophomore Responds to Administrators

Rachel Allen May 4, 2007
To the Editor: My name is Rachel Allen and I am currently a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, a double major in English Creative Writing and Theology. I am writing to voice my concerns regarding the proposed changes to the University News and the negative effects I, like many other SLU students, believe they will have on the publication of our college newspaper.

Alum Examines “The Biondi Years”

Andrew Hahn May 4, 2007
To the Editor: Recent items in the newspapers and on TV have prompted me to ponder the effect of the Biondi years at Saint Louis University. While many will remember these past 20 years for the expansion and beautification of the campus, others will no doubt recall this era as one where the value of academics seemed to be trumped by sports programs and a lust for green space.

Students Analyze Freedom of Press

Ryan Yost Jenna Steege May 4, 2007
To the Editor: After 85 years of publication, The University News has been given an ultimatum: comply with a new charter or move entirely off campus and change its name. The timing of this ultimatum is no accident. Our student body's attention is focused on impending finals and the fast-approaching summer break.

Professional Journalists Express Concern

To the Editor: The St. Louis Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is troubled by reports concerning the University News, the student newspaper at Saint Louis University. The chapter believes a proposed change to the newspaper's charter will stifle the publication's editorial independence and freedom of expression on campus.

Gutless Act of Censorship, Student Says

Nathan Kamp May 4, 2007
To the Editor: I am deeply saddened and outraged that our University President, Father Biondi, a man who never explains or gives reasons for any of the decisions he makes, has decided to move to revoke the current charter of The University News. The new proposed charter would take control of the paper out of the hands of the students and put it into the hands of the SLU administration.

Alum Expects Better

Donna Adamson May 4, 2007
To the Editor: Simply put, this letter is to express my disappointment with those who purport to provide an education "Where Knowledge Touches Lives." It's a nice motto, but let's examine it further - especially in light of the ideals I learned from, especially, the Jesuit priests and lay professors I both learned from and interacted with in my undergraduate years at SLU (Donna Skelton, 91-95, A&S 95, UNews editorial board member, 91-95).

Reader Urges Editorial Independance

Brian Hercule May 4, 2007
To the Editor: I am incredibly troubled by the e-mail I received informing me that the charter of the UNews is being unilaterally revoked by the administration and being replaced with a new charter for a new newspaper over which students would have considerably less control.

The chick who cried wolf? The year of living dangerously

Diana L. Benanti May 4, 2007
A very wise man once told me that the spring semester this year would be the worst in recent history-an outrageous increase in tuition, a lack of student leadership and the impending doom of this publication were all cited as the reasons why, even in January, students should have been trembling in fear and expecting the worst.

Former EIC Questions the Role of Advisory Board

Andrew Ivers May 4, 2007
To the Editor: In the wake of Monday's news about this paper, I have but one question: Have the administrators of Saint Louis University completely forgotten the U. News advisory board? (They did, after all, create it.) During my two years as editor in chief, this was the means by which the University handled its problems with the newspaper, and I'd say it worked well.

Advisory Board Questioned Again

Jeff Fister May 4, 2007
To the Editor: Some years ago, I was asked to be a member of an "advisory committee" for The University News. It soon became clear to me that the committee was not what it purported to be: a resource for student editors and reporters. It was as an attempt by the SLU administration to exert control over the paper.
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