U. South Florida Student Govt. Won’t Allow Student Leadership Candidates to Speak to School NewspaperUSF student government forbids student leadership candidates from talking to school paper, potentially violating 1st Amendment
Student government officials at the University of South Florida recently made a decision that may have potentially violated the free speech rights of new student candidates. Candidates running for Student Government at USF, located in Tampa, were recently told not to speak to the school newspaper,focused
on ensuring “that public commitment and progress in the areas of free speech, free press, and open government do not become checked and diluted during Florida’s changing times.” The ERC allegedly made the decision to ban interviews with the student paper due to a potential violation of USF Student Government Statute 706.5.3.1,candidates from “using funded materials to further their campaign ,” with “Activity and Service” referring to certain funds that students provide, as