St. Louis University Administrators have reached a compromise agreement with student staff and editors of the University News concerning the newspaper’s charter.

Earlier this month, PubDef reported on efforts by the SLU administration to replace the paper’s existing charter with a new version.

Students objected to the first proposed revision of the charter because it would have given university officials the power to appoint the paper’s editor. Students argued that this power of appointment would prevent the paper from maintaining an independent editorial position.

In the compromise agreement, the student staff of the paper retain the ability to elect the paper’s editor. However, this candidate will now be subject to ratification by the school’s Office of Student Development, giving the administration a degree of oversight.