UPDATE UPDATE: Today it's in the International Herald Tribune, Mercurcy News, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong's premier newspaper), Agence France Presse, and the Montreal Gazette.

UPDATE: The reversal made it in the NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Associated Press, Reuters, and Chron. Not bad!

Chancellor Berdahl has backtracked after his SARS ban ignited a media firestorm and criticism from the World Health Organization. Not to mention charges of racism from mainstream Asian organizations. The University claims they are now allowing students because

The campus was able to modify that policy for two reasons. First, it worked aggressively to put special housing in place should students from areas hard hit by SARS develop a cough, cold or fever. Second, by limiting the overall total number of students arriving from SARS-affected areas, it can better manage necessary precautions.

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