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''The Koala'' is a satirical comedy college paper distributed primarily on the campus of the University of California, San Diego, San Diego State University and Cal State San Marcos. The publication at UCSD is one of a handful of campus newspapers partly or entirely funded by the Associated Students of UCSD, the school's student government whose responsibilities include distributing monies to various student organizations. It was founded in 1982, but the details of its origins are uncertain. The composition of the paper consists of artwork, articles, personals, and lists similar to David Letterman's Top Ten List. The Koala's standing protocol when giving interviews to commercial media of any sort is that no statement can be given until they are furnished with beer from the interviewing entity. Exceptions are made for student media as a matter of courtesy. Nearly all of ''The Koala'' In addition to the print version, ''The Koala'' also broadcasts a television show, ''Koala-TV'', as well as having an online portal for readers and staff. The material on both is consistent with the type of humor found in the paper. In addition to ''The Koala'' at UCSD, there are also spin-offs of ''The Koala'' distributed at San Diego State University and California State University San Marcos (CSUSM). The official "purpose" of The Koala is "''To crush all your hopes and dreams with comedy.''" ==Attempted dissolution by university in 2002== On November 19, 2001, two UCSD ''Koala'' staff members attended an open meeting of MEChA. A student photographer, who was not a member of ''The Koala'', later submitted his photographs from the meeting to the paper, which used them in a criticism and parody of MEChA's president, Ernesto Martinez. In February 2002, three months after the meeting, the University accused the two Koala students who attended the MEChA meeting and ''The Koala'' itself of violating the Student Code's prohibition of "obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures, or other UCSD or University activities." In March 2002, Vice Chancellor Joseph W. Watson〔(Joseph W. Watson, Vice Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, San Diego ), biography at College Access Foundation of California.〕 wrote to "all academics... staff... and students at UCSD": "We condemn The Koala's abuse of the Constitutional guarantees of free expression and disfavor their unconscionable behavior." The University announced that a trial would be held to determine if the paper would be dissolved.〔(Student Press Law Center - News Flashes )〕〔(Commentary: It’s a question of Free Speech ) by Victor Menaldo, ''La Prensa San Diego'', July 26, 2002.〕〔(Victory at UCSD, but Deception Remains; Administration Drops Case Against The Koala ), Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), June 21, 2002.〕〔(Student Humor Magazine Prosecuted for Parody at UCSD: University Decision Expected This Week ), Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) June 18, 2002.〕〔〔(University of California at San Diego: Censorship of Student Satire Magazine ) - list of articles, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).〕 On May 22, 2002, the UCSD Judicial Board opened the trial to the campus media. The UCSD administration refused to participate and left the hearing. Two days later, Director of Student Policy and Judicial Affairs Nicholas S. Aguilar nullified the hearing and ordered a retrial behind closed doors. At the secret trial held on June 5, 2002, the charges were dismissed.〔〔(FIRE's Analysis of The UCSD Statement (In Full) Regarding the Koala/Judicial Board Hearing ), Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), June 21, 2002.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Koala」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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