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University of Texas press free speech clash prompts debate
Barnard Forum discusses how UT officials suppressed a student newspaper editorial on the Harris-Fulbright gas bill, citing state funded lab publication status and a Regents push for tighter supervision. The student board overrode orders and printed the piece, arguing for undergraduates’ right to a free press amid concerns about government and state influence on education.
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