Tufts University puts newspaper on trial for satire
FIREPosted: April 30th, 2007 by R. Lee Wrights
“Today, Tufts University will hold a hearing on charges of harassment, creating a hostile environment, and breach of community standards brought against the independent student publication The Primary Source. The charges were brought by students who were offended by two articles that ran in the paper over the last few months. As FIRE’s column in this morning’s New York Post explains, the first of TPS’ alleged misdeeds includes running a satirical Christmas carol last December entitled ‘Oh Come All Ye Black Folk.’ Although TPS runs a Christmas carol parody every year, December’s carol sparked controversy on campus because it lampooned race-based admissions …” (04/30/07)
