The Varsity Op-ed: Now is the time to strike the U of T’s protest guidelines --
U of T’s protest guidelines are an attack on freedom of expression
https://thevarsity.ca/2026/03/08/op-ed-now-is-the-time-to-strike-the-u-of-ts-protest-guidelines/
“…now any effort to revive free speech at the academy is starting from a hole, six feet under. It can be saved, but it requires a lot of planning, much time and effort, and one thing in particular: Courage.”
From Will Bunch
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/free-speech-american-universities-20250518.html
Over 35 protesters gathered on the South Oval Tuesday evening in response to an Ohio State Turning Point USA event featuring Riley Gaines — a prominent former collegiate swimmer known for advocating against transgender women’s participation in women’s sports. The protest, which included Ohio State students and community members, began at 6 p.m., an hour […]
Over 35 protesters gathered on the South Oval Tuesday evening in response to an Ohio State Turning Point USA event featuring Riley Gaines — a prominent former collegiate swimmer known for advocating against transgender women’s participation in women’s sports. The protest, which included Ohio State students and community members, began at 6 p.m., an hour […]
"[Robert Cohen, NYU history and social studies prof] wrote:“college administrations in the Vietnam era used police force as a last resort in the face of major campus disruptions, this past semester administrators used police as a first resort to suppress student protests even when those protesters — encamped outdoors on campus plazas or lawns — did not commit major disruptions of the university & its educational functions.”
As student-led demonstrations surge on college campuses across the country, nationwide controversy regarding free speech has sparked. The discourse largely surrounds the limits on students’ abilities to exercise their First Amendment rights compared to the powers universities possess to enforce campus safety and security — and Ohio State is no exception. Though the university’s space […]
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