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This Wednesday, the administration of the University of Southern California blocked the editor-elect (and current editor) of their student newspaper, The Daily Trojan, from taking office next year. Here’s how it happened. The process usually begins with The Daily Trojan staff electing their next editor. The editor-elect then applies to the Office of Student Affairs for approval. Upon approval, the editor-elect’s application is passed on to the Media Board—an advisory group made up of faculty and students—for its approval. This time, the Office of Student Affairs declined to pass the application on. According to Bryce Nelson, a professor in the journalism department, "We don't remember any time that the vote of the DT staff has been not honored by the administration. That's a very troubling precedent."

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