Earlier this month, student protesters prevented the President of the University of Oregon from delivering his “State of the University” speech. The group responded to criticism of their actions by saying that free speech is the right of individuals to express themselves without repression. They argued that taking the stage and using it as a platform to air their grievances was an act of free speech, not a violation of it.
Posts tagged as “free speech”
Katherine Hazen ’18 Editor-In-Chief Free speech on campus is undoubtedly one of today’s hot-button issues. With protests of conservative speakers reaching from Middlebury to…
Emily Kowalik ’18 Opinions Editor Ann Coulter was scheduled to give a speech at the University of California at Berkeley on April 27. Fearing backlash, the…