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SGA unanimously passes resolution supporting The University News
UNews Staff
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: News
The Student Government Association at Saint Louis University passed a resolution on May 2 urging the Board of Trustees to postpone considerations to rescind The University News' current charter.
The resolution passed unanimously.
The University News at Saint Louis University received word Monday, April 30, that the Board of Trustees would vote on May 5 to rescind their current charter.
The Editorial Board of The University News were informed of this decision by the Vice President of Student Development, Kent Porterfield, Ed.D. and Provost Joe Weixlmann, Ph.D.
The students were give two options: to take their production off-campus and become completely independent from the University, or to operate under a new charter, which Porterfield presented to the students.
The new charter would make The University News a "University sponsored publication." The new charter creates two new positions, a student media coordinator who will oversee operations and a newspaper production adviser. The student editors and the editor in chief, under the new charter, will be nominated through the advisory board and approved by the Vice President for Student Development.
Currently, The University News editor in chief is elected by a majority vote of the editorial board in April, and the editor in chief hand-picks the editorial board.
The current charter that goes to vote on May 5 is controlled by the Board of Trustees-any change to the charter must be approved by the full Board. The new charter will be held solely by the Office of Student Development.
Late in the afternoon on May 2, The University News received a second draft of the new charter, to which some changes were made. The changes were made without formal input from The University News editorial board.
The resolution passed unanimously.
The University News at Saint Louis University received word Monday, April 30, that the Board of Trustees would vote on May 5 to rescind their current charter.
The Editorial Board of The University News were informed of this decision by the Vice President of Student Development, Kent Porterfield, Ed.D. and Provost Joe Weixlmann, Ph.D.
The students were give two options: to take their production off-campus and become completely independent from the University, or to operate under a new charter, which Porterfield presented to the students.
The new charter would make The University News a "University sponsored publication." The new charter creates two new positions, a student media coordinator who will oversee operations and a newspaper production adviser. The student editors and the editor in chief, under the new charter, will be nominated through the advisory board and approved by the Vice President for Student Development.
Currently, The University News editor in chief is elected by a majority vote of the editorial board in April, and the editor in chief hand-picks the editorial board.
The current charter that goes to vote on May 5 is controlled by the Board of Trustees-any change to the charter must be approved by the full Board. The new charter will be held solely by the Office of Student Development.
Late in the afternoon on May 2, The University News received a second draft of the new charter, to which some changes were made. The changes were made without formal input from The University News editorial board.
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Jim Lutz
posted 5/03/07 @ 2:03 AM EST
I wish you well in your battle with the charter revokers. Plus ce change, plus ce la meme chose. It's interesting to see how much and how little things have changed since I was Editor in Chief of the University News in the spring of 1964. (Continued…)
Amelia Flood
posted 5/03/07 @ 12:31 PM EST
Hang in there. As a newspaper staffer at a "school-sponsored" student paper, I can tell you that there are a lot of us holding our breath with you all. (Continued…)
Jim Swift
posted 5/03/07 @ 12:37 PM EST
Why not come clean and tell people about how you trade ad space for personal gain?
Kat Patke
posted 5/03/07 @ 12:46 PM EST
I'm a little confused, but I'm going to assume that by staff, you are referring to UNews writers.
So, a few clarifications--
As a member of the staff, I can vouch for the fact that I and other writers like myself are not paid (except in free pizza on Wednesdays), nor are we "selected" by the editorial board. (Continued…)
Amelia Flood
posted 5/03/07 @ 10:03 PM EST
In terms of papers trading ad space for personal gain, I imagine that the U-News is similar to other college papers funded by their school's. Meaning: the budget provided by the school doesn't pay for the paper to come out. (Continued…)
Chase Daniels
posted 5/07/07 @ 11:17 AM EST
I believe the "advertisement barter" in question was the one a bunch of us are hearing about for alcohol. Probably not the greatest use of resources. (Continued…)
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