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... In a letter published Oct. 14, IDS editors Mia Hilkowitz and Andrew Miller said they were told indirectly by Indiana University Media School administrators Oct. 7 that an upcoming print edition could only include information about homecoming " and "no other news at all."

After student media director Jim Rodenbush and the student editors separately protested the order as unlawful censorship, Rodenbush was terminated by the university.

"The Media School's order limiting the Indiana Daily Student's print edition to homecoming coverage isn't a business decision' " it's censorship," said Jonathan Gaston-Falk, staff attorney at the Student Press Law Center. "This disregards strong First Amendment protections and a long-standing tradition of student editorial independence at Indiana University. If the abrupt ousting of the student media director was related to his refusal to participate in such censorship, the message is clear: IU no longer welcomes a free student press. The Media School must reverse course immediately, before more damage is done to its reputation and to its students' rights."

Editors had planned for homecoming content to be a special insert alongside other news in the Oct. 16 newspaper. ...