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A group of Duke University students arose at 4 a.m. today to plaster campus with posters calling for The Chronicle’s editor-in-chief, Chelsea Allison, to resign. It was a reaction to an Oct. 10 story giving details of an unnamed student attempting suicide. This letter to the editor ran Oct. 15.
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The Renegade Rip
About 1,800 copies of The Renegade Rip are still missing after they were stolen from the newspaper’s racks Oct. 8, the paper reports. “The reason behind the removal of the student newspapers is still unclear. Some … speculated that it may have been due to some controversial stories in the issue” — one [...]

The Daily Nexus
The David Horowitz Freedom Center is frustrated that many college papers are refusing to run his ad, The UC-Santa Barbara Daily Nexus reports.
The ad, “Stop the Jihad On College Campuses,” says the Muslim Student Association recruits and supports speakers who “are calling for the execution of gays, the killing of Jews and support [...]

The Springfield News-Leader
Missouri Southern State University’s student paper, The Chart, was taken off the racks at a career fair, and editors fear the paper’s First Amendment rights were violated.
From the Springfield News-Leader: “Alexandra Nicolas, editor-in-chief of The Chart, said that a school official did not feel that a front-page story on a decline in enrollment [...]

The Daily Pennsylvanian
The legendary CNN reporter spoke at the University of Pennsylvania, then sat down with some Daily Pennsylvanian reporters.
From their story: “After sharing his tales of war-time reporting and primary-debate moderating, CNN host Anderson Cooper left Irvine Auditorium full of captivated students eager to learn more.
With the same mission in mind, The Daily Pennsylvanian [...]

The first survey from CoPress, the grassroots movement to create a new college media CMS, is about to finish.
From Adam Hemphill: “Good morning everyone! This is just a gentle reminder–or a first notification for new members–that our survey closes in just under one week (at 8 p.m. EST on Friday, October 10). If you haven’t checked [...]

The Big Lead
Rumor has it that ESPN is launching a college sports media project, soliciting student journalists.
From The Big Lead: “According to a source, ESPN will ease into this new venture with big-name schools first (Texas, Florida State, West Virginia, USC, etc) because they have such a large fanbase, and later with smaller schools (South [...]

A new post on the CoPress site debates the merits of College Publisher and Wordpress as a CMS for a college news site.
The post mostly deals with manueverability and technical knowledge needed.
“Customization is a challenge, to put it mildly. That’s why CP sites look very similar in style and structure. Unfortunately, the standard isn’t a [...]

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is being hailed for signing a law that protects newspaper advisers from retaliation for refusing to censor student work.
It is now illegal to dismiss, transfer or discipline teachers for protecting students’ free speech. Advisers can still be fired for poor performance.
The California Newspaper Publishers Association says teachers have been punished at least [...]