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,