FC: UCSD retreats on links to terrorist group, but hosting not OK

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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   University backs down on link ban
   By Declan McCullagh 
   October 8, 2002, 4:35 PM PT

   The University of California at San Diego has abandoned plans to
   discipline a student group for linking to an alleged terrorist Web
   site.
   
   [...]

   In an interview later Tuesday, Joseph Watson, UCSD vice chancellor for
   student affairs, said that the school had made a mistake and would not
   pursue its earlier warnings of disciplinary action for linking.

   [...]



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