It has been reported that the ban took effect after a complaint was lodged by someone in Oklahoma.
What does the book's publisher think of the ban? Dr. Paul Rapoport of Heureka Productions states, "UNCW was misinformed about The Century Project. It should have done some easy homework, to learn what the Project is and does. The Project has captivated and helped tens of thousands of people."
"What about the University's prior commitment to The Century Project?" asks Dr. Rapoport. "And freedom of expression and inquiry? Also, by banning all the photos of the under 18s, the University indicates they may be pornographic or illegal, which they aren't. That's unjust.
"UNCW's unnecessary censorship does violence to The Century Project. It's deplorable, coming from a university."
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Articles from UNCW itself
THE MAIN STORY:
http://www.theseahawk.org/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=f4ee2aad-503c-4d11-a14b-eaf6d505ff7c
The Seahawk also printed online and on paper all 14 banned photos and their stories:
PHOTOS:
http://files.theseahawk.org/Century.mov
STORIES (not ideally printed; formatting is lost):
http://media.www.theseahawk.org/media/storage/paper287/news/2009/03/05/News/The-Century.Project.Statements.For.The.Slideshow-3661854.shtml
EDITORIAL:
http://media.www.theseahawk.org/media/storage/paper287/news/2009/03/05/Oped/The-CensorY.Project-3659505.shtml
ANOTHER EDITORIAL:
http://media.www.theseahawk.org/media/storage/paper287/news/2009/03/05/Oped/Intriguing.Or.Triggering-3663973.shtml
STUDENT AND STAFF COMMENTS:
http://www.theseahawk.org/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticleComments&ustory_id=ae84bb4d-feab-40af-b52d-6d609557d5f6#54015556-7394-4eff-8c79-136d6ccdd2c6
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