[COEXERJ145]

As of right now, it might be gone very soon when the Journalism Dept. goes bye-bye. Last I heard no one was sure what was going to happen to it. The administration would probably never allow a "conservative" newspaper to be associated with TAMU. A&M is a university whose faculty votes liberal more (proportionally) than does UC-Berserkly.

While the Batt will run its token conservative editorials and letters, most are anti-Bush, anti-US, anti-Iraq War, and various other liberal causes. They even endorsed Chet Edwards for Congress (no real surprise there) all because he'll bring money to TAMU and is a former student. During the big uproar a while back over the YCT and some of their rallies, the Batt usually attacked them with all the usual liberal play book.

[Paleo Conservative]

The administration would probably never allow a "conservative" newspaper to be associated with TAMU.

They'll have a hard time justifying that position if the Battallion is given any preferences on campus. The university is an agency of the State of Texas, and is required to operate under the constraints of the US and Texas constitutions. There is a lot of conservative money available from former students both to support a conservative paper and to fight unequal treatment.

[Paleo Conservative]

During the big uproar a while back over the YCT and some of their rallies, the Batt usually attacked them with all the usual liberal play book.

But if there were real competition for camus news, the Battilion would lose bigtime. If they were cut off from access to student fees and dependent on advertising for all their revenues, they would be hurting.

[Valin]

While the Batt will run its token conservative editorials and letters, most are anti-Bush, anti-US, anti-Iraq War, and various other liberal causes.

I find this very hard to believe, I was under the impression the college papers like the colleges themselves valued diversity. Now I'm starting to think they might be a bastion of the loony left.