Conn. student newspaper faces harassment claims

by E Wayne Ross on November 13, 2009

Hartford Courant: Conn. student newspaper faces harassment claims

HARTFORD, Conn. – A satirical column that uses derogatory language to mock women for one-night stands has prompted harassment claims against a Connecticut college newspaper that published the piece.

Student editors at The Fairfield Mirror are concerned the controversy could affect the paper’s $30,000 funding stream from Fairfield University and jeopardize the paper’s editorial independence. The Catholic university in southwest Connecticut has about 5,000 students,