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Finally got my campus speech group allowed back after a 3 month ban

The student government put restrictions on our free expression table last fall, but after rewriting our guidelines and meeting with the dean twice, they lifted it yesterday. Has anyone else had to negotiate with admin just to hand out flyers? What worked for you?

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sean_park8•5h ago

Banned a student group from tabling for 2 years - then actually read their literature

I was all for kicking the Young Americans for Liberty off campus after they set up that fake border wall display, but after a professor made me sit down and read their policy papers I realized their actual platform is way more reasonable than their stunts suggest. Anyone else have to separate the message from the messenger before making up your mind?

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kai_bennett•17h ago

Professor Davis changed my mind about trigger warnings...

She's a 65 year old sociology prof who's been teaching here for 30 years. I went into her office hours last month ready to argue that trigger warnings just coddle students. She didn't argue back. She asked me to name a single time a trigger warning stopped me from hearing an idea I disagreed with. I couldn't. Then she showed me a folder of emails from students over the years who said a quick heads up let them stay in the room instead of having a panic attack and leaving. That hit different. Has anyone else had a professor change their stance on something they felt strongly about?

c/campus-free-speech

Finally got my campus speech group allowed back after a 3 month ban

Banned a student group from tabling for 2 years - then actually read their literature

Professor Davis changed my mind about trigger warnings...

Realized I was the one shouting down speakers at my own college

TIL I wasted $1,200 on a 'free speech summit' at my college that was basically just a fundraising pitch

That shift in the student union after they banned the chalk slogans

The shift I saw at UVA after the 2017 rally

Had to choose between platforming a controversial speaker or keeping the peace in my department

Paid $50 for a controversial speaker permit and got more than I bargained for

Changed my stance on campus speaker bans after that Milo event at Berkeley

Guest speaker got silenced at UC Davis last month and I was there

Debate club advisor shut down my guest speaker last semester

Found an old report from my college's free speech committee from 1992

Unpopular opinion: That "safe space" table in the student union is doing more harm than good

My speech event got cancelled because 3 people complained

Got shut down for inviting a controversial speaker to my student club meeting

Overheard a prof in the hallway say trigger warnings are just for snowflakes

Student gov shut down our guest speaker event 2 hours before doors opened

Overheard my roommate's debate team captain say something that stuck with me

Got chewed out by a poli sci TA for using 'biased sources' in a debate paper

Talked to a history professor who made me question my whole free speech stance

Compared open discussions vs moderated panels in my poli sci class

Saw a flyer for a speaker event get torn down in 10 minutes flat

Walked through the free speech zone at UT Austin last month and it was basically empty

Had to pick between reporting a professor or letting it slide