College Paper’s Editor Says He’ll Stand His Ground Over Controversial Headline

J. David McSwane, the editor of the Colorado State University Rocky Mountain Collegian, says he won’t step down in the wake of that controversial headline: “Expletive Bush”. He may lose his job, but he won’t step down. The campus College Republicans want him fired. Mr. McSwane said the paper’s editorial board decided to use the headline after it discerned that CSU’s student body is “apathetic” over freedom of speech. The paper has since lost $30,000 in advertising revenue. The paper is apparently supervised by the Board of Student Communication, not the University. Read more here.