Purdue Student Journos Deliver 'Solidarity' Newspaper To IU Bloomington

"BLOOMINGTON, IN — Controversy sometimes makes for strange bedfellows.

On Friday afternoon, students and staff from Purdue's student paper, The Exponent, traveled two hours from West Lafayette to Bloomington to do what the Indiana Daily Student couldn’t: deliver a paper to newsstands.

Earlier this week, Indiana University administrators fired the IDS’ adviser and ordered the paper to stop printing its Oct. 16 edition amid a heated dispute over what content goes into the newspaper’s special editions.

The Exponent crossed enemy lines into Bloomington on Friday to deliver 3,000 free copies of a special, solidarity-themed edition across campus. On the front cover, a band of arms reach for each other atop a pile of crumpled newspapers."

Brian Rosenzweig reports for the Bloomington Herald-Times October 17, 2025.

SEE ALSO:

"Purdue Distances Itself From Student Newspaper, Will No Longer Help With Campus Distribution" (Indianapolis Star)

Censored Oct. 17 edition of The Exponent (Purdue Exponent)

"SPLC Condemns IU Censorship Order, Adviser Firing" (Student Press Law Center)