On March 6th Howard University administrators suspended publication of the university's student newspaper, The Hilltop, due to more than $48,000 in outstanding printing costs. According to the newspaper’s student editor, administrators went against protocol and made the decision to halt publication with only a handful of the required 11 voters present. Because of The Hilltop’s historical significance, as the only newspaper of a Historically Black University published daily, students are eager to get the paper back on track. Read more from the Black College Wire |