U. of Florida Lets Students Use Haiti Footage in Film

In a reversal, the University of Florida has agreed to let two graduate students use footage of the Haitian earthquake’s aftermath in a documentary film they are producing for their master’s thesis, The Gainesville Sun reported. The university had earlier said the students could not use the footage because they had gone to Haiti in defiance of an institutional travel ban. Under the new agreement, the documentary must include a disclaimer stating that the university did not give money or authorization for the filming. The university is still investigating whether the students’ professor violated policies by allowing their trip.