Indiana University restored a student newspaper’s right to publish in print after widespread criticism prompted the university to reverse an earlier decision that had limited news coverage to online-only channels and followed the firing of the director of student media. The reversal underscores tensions over student press independence and administrative oversight on campus. University leaders face questions about communication protocols, media staffing and the role of student journalism in shared governance; campus observers say the episode will prompt closer trustee and administrative scrutiny of policies affecting student media operations.