University will step in after student government slashes Missouri student newspapers funding - Student Press Law Center

The University of Missouri-St. Louis is stepping in to save its student newspaper after a student budget committee opted to completely slash the publication’s funding subsidy, staffers say. Representatives from The Current met with UMSL Chancellor Thomas George and other top officials Monday to discuss ways to mend the situation so that the university can preserve its student voice. Though an agreement is not “set in stone,” the university plans to forgive the student newspaper’s more than $20,000 debt and provide money to cover production costs, said spokesman Bob Samples. In addition, the school will appoint editorial and business advisers to provide further guidance to student reporters. http://www.splc.org/news/newsflash.asp?id=2713