Historically, writers for the "Daily Texan" have been paid much less than the minimum wage. Most Journalism students - who are in the same complex - can't contribute to the "Texan" due to their course workload and the poor pay offered by the "Texan". Historically, the position of editor of "The Daily Texan" has been elected. The logic of an elected editor historically has been based on the newspaper's having been founded and owned by students and then given over to the student body. More recently, it has been argued that because students were compelled to fund the paper through the payment of mandatory student service fees, they should have some say in the paper's overall direction. In addition, the elected editor has been seen as a way to protect the paper from institutional censorship from the university. Since the student body selects the editor of the paper, this ensures that the university administration cannot install an editor sympathetic to its views and thereby control the content of the newspaper.