President Miller said the university will encourage more diversity on the paper's staff; push to hire a full-time faculty member to teach and mentor student journalists; and add more training throughout campus on cultural awareness.
Miller said they also are urging the Student Media Board and other oversight boards to make what he described as "substantive, constructive changes in ameliorating the situation at the Recorder."
The university advertises infrequently in The Recorder, but will stop altogether, he said.
Rowan said that will not significantly affect the paper's income, particularly since the university's ads that were smaller than a quarter-page were free.
However, he said, a national insurer whose insert ads brought in "fairly substantial money" also canceled its advertising Friday.
Rowan, who has held editor positions at The Recorder for about two years, said its staff changes each semester and that they do their best to recruit many different voices. The racial makeup of its staff reflects those who volunteer to work on it, he said.
"We don't go out there and point out the white kids and call them over," he said. "We welcome diversity with open arms we just can't force people to write if they don't want to."
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The Recorder: http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/
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