FREE SPEECH IS A BALANCING ACT: Professors Jacobson & Nelson debate political correctness
We lose a lot when we assume everyone is acting with ill intent. And indeed, shutting down those who act in bad faith is often the very action they desire.
We lose a lot when we assume everyone is acting with ill intent. And indeed, shutting down those who act in bad faith is often the very action they desire.
Intramural hockey will not return to Cornell until public outcry forces Cornell to devote more resources to it, according to Director of Intramural Sports and Noyes Recreation Center Scott Flickinger.
So, keep in mind, the next time you dress up, and it’s cold outside, that you are preserving your own dignity and reciprocating that sentiment to others.
Like her or not, Ann Coulter has the right to be heard by those who want to listen.
The troublemakers in question should be ashamed of themselves. While shouting that Coulter’s “speech is violence,” they assault the very basis upon which the nation stands.
The object of Coulter’s saboteurs was not to present an alternative point of view nor to disprove Ms. Coulter’s arguments, and certainly not to “hear her out.” They were there specifically to prevent the free exchange of ideas.
Forswearing digital connection, even partly, is to forgo opportunities in education, employment, recreation, entertainment, and even dating. Many activities and institutions are becoming downright hostile to those who wish to limit their screen usage, including Cornell.
Day Hall must now conduct a similar cost-benefit analysis of PRC involvement based on these latest disclosures.
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