Penn State removed nearly 35 newsstands belonging to The Daily Collegian Sept. 20. This was just the most recent attack on the free press at Penn State and colleges across the United States. University newspapers akin to their counterparts outside the school must be fully financially, editorially and legally independent of the entities for which they are meant to report on.
Nine of The Collegian’s stands contained political ads; three paid for by the Kamala Harris campaign and six for general voter registration. The university removed them because of claims they violated policies pertaining to advertising on campus.
The Daily Collegian saw a 100% reduction in funding from Penn State over the last two years. The paper is independent from the university but received “this funding from the university is in exchange for all Penn State students to gain free access to our website and print product,” wrote Nick Stonesifer, former editor of The Daily Collegian.
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