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Working for one's high school newspaper is sometimes an Extracurricular Activity , but often a Journalism class is taught, in which students learn about the journalistic profession and also produce the paper. Some schools have a basic class in which students only learn about newspapering, and a class that produces the newspaper.

Student press in the . Under certain limited conditions and situations presented by "Hazelwood", school administrators may be permitted prior review of student publications. Controversy over such actions has lead to some student newspapers choosing to become independent organizations, such as The Cavalier Daily ( University Of Virginia ) in 1979.

In contrast, many student newspapers in Canada are truly independent from their universities and student unions. Such autonomous papers are funded by student fees won by referenda, as well as advertising, and are run democratically by their staffs, with no faculty interference. About 70 of Canada's student newspapers belong to a co-operative and Newswire service called Canadian University Press , which holds conferences, has correspondents across the country, is run democratically by its member papers, and fosters a sense of community among Canadian student journalists. Well-known Canadian student newspapers include The Martlet , the Ubyssey and The Peak in British Columbia; The Gateway in Alberta; the Carillon in Saskatchewan; the Manitoban in Manitoba; The Varsity and the Excalibur in Ontario; the Link and the McGill Daily in Quebec; The Brunswickan in New Brunswick; and the Muse in Newfoundland and Labrador.


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