University move First Amendment rights and acts of intolerance are in the news once again.
On Oct. 28, The Weekly Collegian reported that Penn State had suspended, indefinitely, the University's policy on intolerance. According to the Collegian, the policy increased the amount of punishment a student would face in the event that he or she violated the University's code of conduct and was motivated to do so by an intolerance of another person's race, gender, color, national origin, sexual orientation, political or religious beliefs. 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.