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FIRE's public efforts on behalf of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) student-employee Keith John Sampson, who was convicted of racial harassment for reading the book , received a major boost this week, courtesy of the Associated Press. The AP ran a story covering IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz's belated apology to Sampson following months of contemptible treatment at the hands of the university and IUPUI's Affirmative Action office. The article, which first appeared on July 14, has been picked up by more than 200 separate news outlets, including , , , , and , to name just a few.

The AP article has also been cited and/or reproduced in dozens of blogs, including that of political commentator and radio and television host . Other blogs to pick up on the feature include , Richard Shenkman's aptly titled , and Indiana University–South Bend student Chuck Norton's blog, which has provided extensive coverage of recent developments in Sampson's case. ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø is thrilled to have so much attention drawn to IUPUI's shameful treatment of Sampson, and hopes that this flurry of media attention will compel the administration to bring the matter to rest for good.

Also this week, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø was the subject of a written by Richard Celeste, President of Colorado College (CC). Specifically, the blog took on FIRE's response to Celeste and the CC administration's disgraceful punishment of CC student Chris Robinson and another unidentified student following the publication of their satirical flyer The Monthly Bag. Celeste's intransigence and CC's vaudevillian judicial process have made Colorado College the latest school to be put on FIRE's Red Alert List.

In the space of 320 short words, Celeste denies that the disciplinary letters in the students' files—which will remain until graduation—constitute sanctions, implicitly faults FIRE's ratings (under which, in his words, only 2% of schools "pass"), and in general continues the pattern of distortion, misrepresentation, and contradiction that marked his on the incident three months ago. The piece is a must-read for anyone who enjoys revisionist history as haiku, though do be sure to read Adam's and Sam's excellent responses as well.