Amarillo Globe-News Universities have long been bastions of free speech. I support this presumption though I don't always like what I hear in my classes or read in our student newspaper.
Faculty historically are adamant about free expression.
Administrators are too, regardless of what many faculty may fear. Interestingly, students too often lack this value. At Georgetown University, students stole the entire run of an October 1998 edition because it contained an article critical of gay and lesbian lifestyles. The following February, protesters stole another Georgetown student paper to prevent circulation of an article critical of the Turkish government and another article advocating sex education. The latest round of student-led efforts to squelch the free expression of ideas focuses on preventing distribution of an ad from former liberal but now conservative activist David Horowitz that lists 10 reasons why reparation for slavery is a bad idea.