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Indiana University alum Mark Cuban’s name has been back in the news lately with regard to the battle over his alma mater’s student newspaper.
Tonight, he’ll appear on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” as part of the panel, according to a news release.
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Who’s on ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ tonight?
According to the news release, this week’s episode features a one-on-one interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger, known for his acting career and as the former governor of California.
Panel discussion participants announced in the news release include:
- Andrew Ross Sorkin, TV host and author
- Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban’s donation to Indiana Daily Student
Cuban has spoken out recently about Indiana University’s decision to fire its student media director, and subsequent decision to stop producing print editions.
The actions took place after earlier demands from school administrators to stop putting news content in print editions. Content continues to be published online at idsnews.com.
Over the summer, students with the Indiana Daily Student reached out to Cuban, who has supported the publication over the years, to ask for support to help pay staff salaries. They asked for $100,000 — Cuban more than doubled the donation, giving $250,000 earmarked for the IDS.
According to the recently fired student media director, Jim Rodenbush, Cuban has donated at least $600,000 to the IDS over the years. However, Rodenbush said, he was not able to use Cuban’s contributions for operational costs. An administrator told him to think more strategically and of “better uses.”
“With the $250K, the general thought had been ‘great, our deficit is covered this year,'” Rodenbush said in a text message.
The newspaper’s current deficit nearly matches Cuban’s contribution, totaling nearly $249,000, he said.
What did Mark Cuban say about IU Media School decisions?
Cuban posted on X on Oct. 15 about the recent events, saying “Not happy. Censorship isn’t the way.”
Editor’s note: IndyStar First Amendment reporter Cate Charron is a former editor-in-chief of the Indiana Daily Student, the student newspaper at Indiana University in Bloomington.
