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Concordia Hate Speech Ban limits student’s First Amendment Rights

On: September 13, 2018

In 1789, the founding fathers of the United States wrote what would become the pinnacle of this country, the Bill of Rights. One of the most important tenets still today, the first amendment of the Bill of Rights embodies true freedom. Our campus wishes to put in place a hateContinue Reading

Hate speech is free speech, but it’s still wrong

By: Olivia Lepage

On: February 16, 2017

In: Columns, Opinions

Besides guns, beer, and football, the First Amendment is by far the most cherished luxury of the American people. With this amendment we are legally permitted to openly criticize our nation’s leaders, protest, burn the flag, spew hate speech, the list goes on. From that list, it seems as thoughContinue Reading