It's about time we wake up to the fact that intolerance and hate won't go away by restricting free speech on college campuses. Instead, we must play the role of educator. College affords students the opportunity to truly speak their mind, perhaps for the first time in their lives. Tolerance and freedom of speech are two entirely different issues. We can't mix them together.
Violence brought on by intolerance is already punishable by Pennsylvania and federal law.
In fact, a person can be charged with ethnic intimidation if he or she commits a criminal offense that is motivated by a hatred of another individual or group. For the past two years, Penn State Erie has had no violations of the code of conduct involving intolerance. This is not to say that racial intimidation, sexual harassment and other forms of intolerance do not exist. It does, however, prove that it's not necessary to supress our rights of expression. Congratulations Penn State .