The Indiana Daily Student is facing opposition from its own university, highlighting the importance of student media in campus communities.
In a restrictive move, Indiana University administrators prohibited the Indiana Daily Student from publishing news stories in its homecoming print edition. The university had already reduced the number of print editions, reserving them for special themes.
A significant development occurred when Jim Rodenbush, Director of Student Media, was fired for refusing to comply with the university's order. Shortly after, the university decided to cut print entirely for the Indiana Daily Student.
In a show of solidarity, Purdue University's student paper, The Exponent, printed 3,000 copies of a special edition featuring editorials from the Indiana Daily Student and distributed them on IU's campus.
Student media plays a vital role in campus communities, and it is essential to support and protect these institutions.
Student media is essential to campus communities.
Author's summary: Standing with the Indiana Daily Student.