gair rhydd ("free word" in Welsh) is the official student newspaper of Cardiff University. It is a weekly, free, tabloid-sized paper established in 1972 and edited by a full-time sabbatical officer of the Students' Union. Its sections include: News, World News, Health, Science, Jobs and Money, Politics, Sport, Editorial and Opinion, a regular Columnist (or two 'job-sharing' fortnightly), a spoof Problem Page, 'Five minute Fun' (quizzes) and what the team insists to be the funniest TV listings ever. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... A student newspaper is a newspaper run by university or high or middle school students that covers local and in particular school or university news. ... Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a university in Cardiff. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ...

First paid editor, Meirion Jones (now on the BBC's Newsnight), was elected in 1980. gair rhydd has won numerous student media awards, several in the early 1990s and more recently was the winner of Best Paper at the NUS/Daily Mirror National Student Journalism Awards. gair rhydd also won Newspaper and Magazine of the Year at the 2005 Guardian Student Media Awards, with deputy editor James Anthony also taking overall Student Journalist of the Year. Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Newsnight is a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast between 22. ... NUS may refer to the: National Union of Seamen (Britain, 1887-1980) National Union of Students of Australia; National Union of Students of the United Kingdom; or National University of Singapore. ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ...

In 2003, gair rhydd launched Quench, a fortnightly lifestyle magazine, which won Student Publication of the Year 2005 at the EMAP Fanzine Awards. EMAP plc is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ...

Current editors are Tom Wellingham (gair rhydd) and deputy Will Dean (also editor of Quench), elected in April 2005.

gair rhydd recently celebrated publication of the 800th issue.

The editor and two (not three, as most reports claimed) student journalists were suspended when on 4 February 2006 they reproduced one of the infamous cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in what many Muslims across the world might claim to be a blasphemous fashion. [1] The complete issue was withdrawn from publication. February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Face of Muhammed - The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, first published in Jyllands-Posten in September 2005. ...

External links

• Cardiff University
• Cardiff University Students' Union
• Gair Rhydd
• Gair Rhydd Blog
• Xpress Radio
• Emap Fanzine Awards 2005
• News item about the issue withdrawn in February