BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The editorial staff of the Indiana Daily Student is rallying around former Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush after Indiana University ousted him as head of the student newspaper for refusing to comply with a directive to censor an upcoming print edition.
According to a Letter from the Editor published by IDS, Rodenbush was given a directive by the Media School to include no news in the Oct. 16 Homecoming edition of the student newspaper. The Media School ordered the paper to stick only to "information about homecoming" and leave out all other news.
"Telling us what we can and cannot print is unlawful censorship, established by legal precedent surrounding speech law on public college campuses," said IDS editors Andrew Miller and Mia Hilkowitz.
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