From: kadie@eff.org (Fwd:) Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.news Subject: UW GSA News Release Followup-To: uw.general,uw.grad,can.general,ont.general,tor.general,alt.censorship,alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,mcgill.general Date: 22 Feb 1994 20:40:47 -0500 Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation Lines: 45 Approved: kadie@eff.org Message-ID: <2kec6v$19d@eff.org> [A repost - Carl] [summary: The U. of Waterloo Graduate Student Assocation calls for the 5 banned newsgroups to be reinstated.] Newsgroups: uw.general,uw.grad,can.general,ont.general,tor.general,alt.censorship,alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,mcgill.general From: broberts@kingcong.uwaterloo.ca (Brent Robertson) Subject: UW GSA News Release Message-ID: Date: Tue, 15 Feb 1994 16:43:35 GMT *** NEWS RELEASE *** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 15, 1994 For immediate release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the banning of five Internet newsgroups at the University of Waterloo (UW) on February 1, 1994, the UW Graduate Student Association (GSA) Board of Directors passed the follow motion at a meeting Monday February 14: "Be it resolved that the GSA initiate a petition calling on the university administration to reinstate the banned newsgroups." "Be it further resolved that this [to be released] petition be distributed to all UW campus community members, subsequent to electronic approval of the board" The final wording of the petition is currently being determined by the GSA executive and, subject to Board approval, should be available later this week. For more information contact: Brent Robertson GSA VP Communications University of Waterloo (519) 885-1211 ext. 5165 or broberts@kingcong.uwaterloo.ca From caf-talk Caf Feb 15 12:31:50 1994 -- Carl Kadie -- I do not represent EFF; this is just me. =kadie@eff.org, kadie@cs.uiuc.edu =