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Free Speech on College Campuses

Kent State students were protesting America’s bombings in Cambodia. Today’s students are protesting Israel’s indiscriminate bombings of civilians in Gaza.

Free Speech on College Campuses

American college students should not be forced to give up their constitutional rights to free speech, to peacefully assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

That is what is happening today on college campuses across the country.

It began when protesters set up tents on the South Lawn of Columbia University and flew Palestinian flags. They held demonstrations in which they denounced the “genocide” in Gaza. Now students at dozens of universities have joined the protest.