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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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EDITORIAL: The issue of free speech on college campuses warrants discussion

EDITORIAL: The issue of free speech on college campuses warrants discussion

Editors March 22, 2018
In a conservative-led panel held by Turning Point USA on Thursday, President Donald Trump was invited to discuss the issue of conservatives being silenced on college campuses and being condemned for their views. Of course, many views held by Trump supporters are notorious for being expressed though hateful rhetoric, ranging from sympathizing with Nazis to calling for the expulsion of any and all immigrants in this country. College administrations have been forced to deal with the matter, even on Boston University’s campus where political views tend to clash in the form of marches and walkouts.
BERMAN: Freedom of speech is everyone’s right

BERMAN: Freedom of speech is everyone’s right

Max Berman October 2, 2017

If I were to rank the 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights from most significant to least significant, at the top of the list is the First Amendment. This sacred amendment even affords me the right to agree...

STROINSKI: Mixed bag of free speech

STROINSKI: Mixed bag of free speech

Anna Stroinski February 23, 2017

We all, at least in the theoretical sense, have the right to speak freely, to criticize and to debate. Good ol’ Thomas Jefferson made sure it was explicit — the first and most important liberty alongside...

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