Indiana State University group to honor Jamal Khashoggi

A journalism group at Indiana State University is taking steps to honor alumnus and slain Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Tribune-Star reports that the university's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hopes to dedicate a meeting space to Khashoggi, who was also recently named Time Person of the Year.

Graduate student Andrew Hile is the university's SPJ president. He says the space will serve as a reminder that students should act with "courage, commitment and integrity." Khashoggi attended the university from 1977 to 1982 and received a degree in business administration.

The group also plans to raise money for the Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonprofit that promotes the rights of journalists.

Khashoggi was killed two months ago when The Washington Post columnist visited Saudi Arabia's consulate in Turkey for paperwork so he could get married. He had been critical of the Saudi regime.