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Northern Light editors dismissed after refusing to allow admin censorship
Editors were told they would face disciplinary action unless they agreed to let administration remove anything in the newspaper that would "shed North Central in a negative light"
The editorial staff of The Northern Light chose unanimously Tuesday, April 4, to stop producing the newspaper rather than give in to demands for censorship by the university. Administration responded by dismissing the editor-in-chief and news editor from their positions on staff, effective Thursday, April 6. The censorship demands were sparked by an opinion column on the AG doctrine of tongues. Updated Friday, April 7, at 8:38 p.m. [Read more]
Updates 2 more NL editors leave staff, 3rd pending (April 24, 10:40 a.m.) President asks to preread rough draft of article about himself (April 19, 2:35 p.m.) Editorial: President's request last straw in 'reign of fear' (April 19, 2:35 p.m.; revised April 20, 11:28 a.m.) President addresses staff at emergency noon meeting (April 11, 6:27 p.m.) Two new articles published; dismissed editors dismayed by school's comments (April 11, 5:46 p.m.) See all past articles	Respond Tell us your opinion Contact North Central administration Contact North Central's accrediting agency Discuss Read the responses from readers (Updated Monday, April 24) Read North Central policy and beliefs

Letter to admin: 7 reasons why NL staff cannot in good conscience allow censorship	Read the articles that sparked the censorship
	Chris Fletcher: Tongues doctrine alienates many (Feb. 28 opinion column)
To our administrators and university leaders: We, the undersigned, respectfully submit the following reasons why we believe we have no choice but to stop producing The Northern Light. Our hearts are grieved because we do not believe we can obey your demands without violating the principles that we hold from Scripture. We submit the following reasons in hope that you will change your decision on this matter, but failing that, we hope that at the least you will understand the weight of our convictions. [Read more]	Staff editorial: NCU's response to Soulforce self-defeating (Feb. 28) Soulforce: 'We'll Be There' (Feb. 28 news article)

Updates

4/20: Please note that a revised version of the editorial "President's prereading request is last straw in a 'reign of fear'" has replaced the orginal version as of 11:28 a.m. today. The author reconsidered some of his words and felt some statements should be rephrased out of fairness to President Anderson. If you had read the editorial between 2:35 p.m. 4/19 and 11:28 a.m. 4/20, please read it again in its revised form. Thank you.

4/14: A statement is now up regarding the removal of archived Northern Light content. Also, a
blessed Easter to all of you from nlnews.org! The web site will not be updated over
the weekend as its proprietors celebrate the holiday with family.

4/12: The section links and archive have been permanently disabled. A statement will be released shortly.

4/7: Please note that the section links will still link to the most recent issue of the print version
of the newspaper, the March 21 issue. To return to the home page from any other page
on the site, simply click the "NLNEWS.ORG" banner at the top of every page.

3/4: The Northern Light archive is now up and running. Read all the issues
from the 2005-06 academic year by clicking the "Archive" link above