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Extremist crossroads: Navigating free speech at Augie

Chloe Baxter April 27, 2024

On campuses nationwide, the concept of free speech often collides head-on with the uncomfortable reality of extremist rhetoric.  Recent campus protests at Yale and Columbia have been met with firm...

Improve Augie’s free speech rules

September 28, 2017

The first amendment forbids Congress from encroaching on the free expression of Americans. To deny this speech is to deny the fundamental identity that makes America’s brand of freedom so sought out....

Embracing freedom of speech

May 4, 2017

Numerous news outlets have recently covered the clash between students at UC Berkeley and conservative commentator Ann Coulter. Simply put, Coulter was scheduled to speak at the university until news of...

The Threatened First Amendment

The Threatened First Amendment

March 17, 2017

Sufficed to say, Donald Trump has begun what will definitely be one of the most unorthodox presidencies in U.S. history. Explosive Tweets, baseless claims, and the media’s new monicker of “fake news”...

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