Discussing discourse

Columbia and its students are famously opinionated about contentious topics, and they feel as passionate about the ways they express their views. This Monday, Spectator Opinion asks three students to explore the different roles that particular forms of discourse play on campus. Paco Martin Del Campo discusses the danger of dismissing rallies and protests, Raphael Pope-Sussman defends newspapers’ continued relevance, and Sara Jacobs describes the importance of the exchange of conversation between political adversaries.

• Rallying for rallies
• Pressure on the press
• An engagement proposal