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At the climax of the Free Speech Movement 53 years ago, UC Berkeley faculty overwhelmingly resolved that “the content of speech or advocacy should not be restricted by the university” and that “the time, place, and manner of conducting political activity on the campus shall be subject to reasonable regulation
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In light of the scheduled talks by conservative commentators Ben Shapiro and Milo Yiannopoulos, Chancellor Carol Christ said the best way to combat ideas you disagree with is to debate them. In support of this idea, she quotes John Stuart Mill who said, “Truth is of such power that it
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As UC Berkeley braces itself for “Free Speech Week,” community members explore the implications of hateful rhetoric and its place on a college campus. Editorial: Right-wing student groups invite bigoted trolls to invade campus under guise of free speech The system doesn’t just allow them to plan these events. It’s
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As the ACLU and the preeminent defender of the freedom of speech, we have been asked what our thoughts are about the upcoming “Free Speech Week” being hosted by the Berkeley Patriot working in partnership with known provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. The series of events, starting Sunday, will apparently highlight Yiannopoulos,
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The bulk of Wednesday’s ASUC Senate meeting was devoted to negotiations surrounding the upcoming “Free Speech Week” at UC Berkeley, culminating in the passage of a resolution condemning the event.
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Chancellor Carol Christ stated that UC Berkeley should re-examine its guest speaker and student organization policies in an email Thursday.
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The annual campus memorial was held Monday in honor and remembrance of UC Berkeley students, staff and faculty who died this past year.
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UC Berkeley’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs recently launched a website dedicated to free speech as part of Chancellor Carol Christ’s promise that UC Berkeley will have a “free speech year.”
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As many of us have heard and read, Chancellor Carol Christ has declared 2017 a “free speech year” at UC Berkeley. To ensure the importance of “diverse” viewpoints on campus, she announced a long-term program of events — most significantly confirming the return of Milo Yiannopoulos to campus for a
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Recently appointed dean Erwin Chemerinsky isn’t interested in rehabilitating the UC Berkeley School of Law — because he believes it doesn’t need rehabilitating.
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