Newsgroups: alt.censorship,alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk From: shallit@graceland.uwaterloo.ca (Jeffrey Shallit) Subject: U Waterloo censors strike again Message-ID: Sender: news@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 01:56:18 GMT Lines: 67 It's 1994, not 1984, but the story is the same: From rwwatt@dcs1.uwaterloo.ca Tue Feb 1 20:52:15 EST 1994 Article: 11443 of uw.general Xref: watserv1 uw.campus-news:262 uw.newsgroups:84 uw.general:11443 Newsgroups: uw.campus-news,uw.newsgroups,uw.general Path: watserv1!watdragon.uwaterloo.ca!watserv2.uwaterloo.ca!rwwatt From: Roger Watt Subject: directive to terminate specified newsgroups Message-ID: Originator: rwwatt@dcs1.uwaterloo.ca Sender: news@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca Organization: Computing Services, University of Waterloo Distribution: uw Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 21:40:37 GMT I have just received the following from Dr. Johnny Wong, Associate Provost, Computing and Information Systems, with a request that I post it to the most relevant newsgroups. I am initiating the actions required to terminate the specified newsgroups in compliance with this directive. ~~~~~~~~ As per directive from Dr. Jim Kalbfleisch, Vice-President, Academic & Provost, the following newsgroups will no longer be imported to the UW campus. The text of Dr. Kalbfleisch's memorandum is included below. J.W. Wong -------------------- To: Johnny Wong Associate Provost, Computing & Information Systems From: Jim Kalbfleisch Vice-President, Academic & Provost Re: Newsgroups on the Internet Date: February 1, 1994 The Ethics Committee, with legal advice, has reviewed a number of Newsgroup on the Internet, and has concluded that several of them from time to time contain obscene material contrary to the Criminal Code. Therefore, I request that you take immediate action to remove the following newsgroups: alt.sex.bondage alt.sex.bestiality alt.sex.stories alt.sex.stories.d alt.tasteless As indicated in the President's memo of January 31, 1994, any individual requiring access to a restricted newsgroup for academic purposes should be referred to me. Copies: James Downey, President Lois Claxton, University Secretary Chris Redmond, Gazette Sally Gunz, Chair, Ethics Committee