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The University News

The Student News Site of Saint Louis University

The University News

The Student News Site of Saint Louis University

The University News

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).

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.

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.

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.

And So It Goes

Editorial Board May 4, 2007
This weekend-perhaps, even, as you read this editorial-the Saint Louis University Board of Trustees may vote to rescind the charter of The University News, a student voice of Saint Louis University since 1921. However, this vote would wholly contradict the desire of the student body, as well as a multitude of faculty and community members.

Sophomore Questions Censorship

Amy Kaufman May 4, 2007
To the Editor: In recent years, students' rights have taken center stage as the hot topic for debate. The applicability of the Constitution has been a battle waged between students and University administrations. Private property has taken precedent over individual citizens' Constitutional rights.

SLU Joins WRC

United Students Against Sweats April 27, 2007
To the Editor: We the members of United Students Against Sweatshops would like to publicly commend all those who assisted us with our campaign to affiliate SLU with the Workers' Rights Consortium. We would like to first recognize Fr. Biondi, S.J. and the members of the PCC who took the time to listen to our proposal and took the next step to help ensure that SLU apparel remains sweatshop free.

OneWorld Not One Man

Jesse Sullivan April 27, 2007
To the Editor: OneWorld would not exist without the work and support of so many people, and nobody is more aware of that fact than I am. That is why, while I am honored that Fr. Biondi's monthly message included a great deal about me, I do not deserve all of the credit and praise I have received.
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