Purdue University cuts ties with student-run publication

Purdue Cuts Off Student Paper Citing Institutional Neutrality

Purdue University has ended a long-standing partnership with its independent student newspaper, The Purdue Exponent, and will no longer distribute papers, give student journalists free parking passes or allow them to use the word “Purdue” for commercial purposes. The Purdue Student Publishing Foundation board (PSPF), the nonprofit group that oversees The Exponent—the largest collegiate newspaper in Indiana—said the changes came without warning.

Purdue University cuts ties with student-run publication

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — Purdue University has severed ties with “The Purdue Exponent,” the university’s now-former independently run student newspaper. According to an article published on June 5, Purdue University sent an email to “The Exponent” at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Friday, stating that the university would no longer facilitate the distribution of the newspaper on campus effective Thursday. According to “The Exponent” their paper…