College Newspaper's Funding Cut to Zero - JOE HARRIS, Courthouse News Service

In a decision that could open up a Pandora's box of legal issues, a budget committee at the University of Missouri-St. Louis slashed the campus newspaper's funding for next year to zero. The paper, named The Current, has appealed the ruling. The Current requested $29,000 and received $19,000 this year. If the decision stands, The Current could cease to exist. Adam Goldstein, an attorney advocate for the Student Press Law Center, said the case is an outlier in national trends. He said that several legal issues could come into play if The Current's funding isn't restored. The main issue could be the funding protocol. The Student Activities Budget Committee, which zeroed out the funding, is an arm of the UMSL Student Government Association and is made up of students. http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/04/10/66972.htm