But students said the judiciary board is a poor alternative as a disciplinary body because of its obscurity and lack of jurisdiction.
"Most students have never heard of it," Jones said. "It has only decided one case in the past nine years."
Affirmation
On Wednesday, Lewis released a letter to the community affirming the College's committment to free speech.
But the letter cautioned that members of the student press are not exempt from the rules the rest of the student body has to follow.
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"Conduct that would ordinarily be unacceptable in this community is not rendered less problematic because it occurred while a member of the press was gathering information for an article or broadcast," the statement reads