Front page exposé leads to theft of UC Riverside newspaper
Nearly 2,000 copies of the University of California at Riverside student newspaper, the Highlander, were stolen from the distribution racks after an article about the former student government president. Without authorization, she allegedly spent $5,000 flying to a conference. The newspaper staff was disappointed by the university’s investigation into the newspaper theft. -DB
Student Press Law Center
June 4, 2009
By Catherine MacDonald
CALIFORNIA — Staffers of University of California at Riverside’s student newspaper remain disappointed after an investigation into the theft of 1,200 to 2,000 copies of the April 21 issue stalled.
After a 7 p.m. delivery on April 20, five Highlander racks were discovered empty within about 12 hours of distribution. The paper cost approximately $900 to reprint.
The stolen papers featured a front-page article about questionable spending by UCR’s former student government President Roxanna Sanchez, who spent almost $5,000 without authorization to fly herself and an intern to a conference they were not approved to attend, according to the Highlander.