Show CHRONICLE REGENTS recently appointed Board of Regents for University will meet for the first time today The Chronicle will not be cover the For some time now newspaper has been barred from student i Regents' meetings while downtown papers 0 of the real tests for determining freedom according to Wisconsin Professor of fe press Frank Thayer in his Legal Con- 1 of th is or not is restricted unreasonably by governmental both prior and subsequent to n whether the press is at liberty to governmental activities and comment fair-f and accurately We do not say that we are restricted unreasonably by government in this case the Board of Regents is the but we do intend that the second matter limits our free- Why aren't we allowed to cover board A. Ray Oplin explains it this the paper is not consistent in regularly reporters and often different reporters cover each gaining wrong impressions and reports and The Chronicle cannot cover the meetings accurately since much of the business transacted has been discussed for several And our answers to this Regents meetings have not been covered for so long that we do not know what the coverage has been in the We send the same reporters to cover every other regular meeting on and seldom receive criticism of The meetings would be covered by senior journalism students who have been trained for four years in the manner of covering If this is not then perhaps the journalism department should be I We feel that it is adequate and are certain that we can cover the meetings accurately and As for the second the new Regents are even newer than we regarding University They are now to plan the future for the We would like the chance to sit with them and watch their planning mis cannot continue to get the Regents material second-hand the public relations and still do a good job of For downtown papers ran three stories concerning the University after the last Regent's meeting of Chronicle was not Lets face the The Board of Regents' activities generally concern the students first and the state It is the board which governs The Chronicle is the students Let's hope the new board has enough perspective to allow this paper to cover their i Let's hope they are foresighted enough give the students the best opportunity for being through the best means available to student |