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She also hinted that the USC may have been behind the mass disappearance of an April 2012 edition in which The Gazette’s masthead gave the student government a grade of B-.

Then, a week into the winter semester, USC representatives met with The Gazette staff to inform them that their second-floor office, which they have occupied since 1973, was being considered as the site for a new multi-faith space.

The newspaper’s office is almost exactly the same size as an existing multi-faith room nearby, but USC noted that The Gazette’s offices were equipped with a window and access to water.

Adam Fearnall, president of the USC, denied The Gazette’s charges, saying the relocation was not yet a done deal. “On occasion, perhaps [The Gazette] is overdramatic,” he said.

A statement Wednesday by the student government claimed that the executive was “surprised to see the headlines today,” and claimed that the paper was “presented with a number of options to where The Gazette space could be moved.”

According to Ms. Dickie, the move would cram the paper into a space currently used for the Gazette’s production and ad sales, slashing its total square footage to 1,165 from 1,900.

We have four people who currently work in that office, and they’re intending to put 24 people in there

“We have four people who currently work in that office, and they’re intending to put 24 people in there,” she said.

On Wednesday, Twitter exploded with messages of support for the 107-year-old paper — many of them from Gazette alumni now working for mainstream media outlets.