 Andrea Dworkin, in "The Power of Words", narrated the history of a protest against gender discrimination at the "Collegian" in 1978.Women on the "Collegian" staff cited violent and discriminatory treatment in the newsroom, including threats made against Julie Melrose, women's editor, and a "hate campaign" calling activist women "lesbians".The paper's staff overturned a decision by the paper's board of directors to provide four ad-free pages per week to the women's editorial staff, and protests resulting in an occupation of the "Collegian" offices by women on staff began after talks between the two sides and the administration broke down.