For the past few weeks, The University News has been in correspondence with what has turned out to be a pressure group that calls itself the movement. This group has engaged in what we consider bullying tactics in an effort to exert its influence on The University News. We will never be manipulated or swayed by harassing tactics or threats of action. Any hints or veiled threats about funding of the newspaper, as implied in some of the correspondence below, smacks of infringement upon First Amendment rights and could endanger academic freedom. Wielding a monetary club is a way to censor journalistic efforts, which we will never tolerate. This is an outgrowth of a Forum column that appeared in the Sept. 27 issue of The University News. The newspaper and the … Read entire article »