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The trivialization of rape

Sexual assault is a serious issue that shouldn't be taken lightly.

By Suzanne Arrington, Maya Nair Noonan, Lauren Herold, Kia Walton, and Amanda Evans | Oct 27 07:23 pm ET

Senior Column: Outdoing the First Amendment

The challenge we face today is to organize a society based on a meaningful exchange of ideas, rather than their mere promulgation.

By Daniel Amzallag | Apr 27 10:39 pm ET

SIPA warns students to avoid WikiLeaks

An email from SIPA told students that the WikiLeaks documents are still considered classified and that posts about them could hurt students’ chances of getting jobs in the federal government.

By Constance Boozer | Dec 6 12:28 am ET

Bollinger calls for revived free press commitment

President Bollinger refuted the argument that, in calling for greater freedom of expression, he is attempting to subject other cultures to American values.

By Aaron Kiersh | Apr 6 02:49 am ET

When it comes to Google and China, perspective matters

Google’s recent controversy in China requires cultural exploration.

By David Y. Zhu | Feb 11 08:01 pm ET

The tyranny of political correctness

Ironically, political correctness is only able to make certain people comfortable by instilling a culture of fear in everyone else, since no one wants to risk being labeled a bigot.

By Jonathan Hollander | Nov 10 06:57 pm ET

Letter to the editor

Calling Wilders’ words ‘hate speech’ is censorship

By Tyler Trumbach | Nov 4 06:57 pm ET

Why hate speech?

Banning hate speech ultimately prevents us from supporting the principle of free speech.

By Derek Turner | Oct 26 07:24 pm ET

Violating Our Own Free Speech

When the Columbia College Elections Board decided two weeks ago to sanction the George Krebs-led Experience Columbia ticket for Student Council, all sides addressed the relative fairness of the dec

By Dov Friedman | Mar 24 09:22 pm ET

Aware of Our Words

The fall semester at Columbia has seen more than its fair share of polarizing events, from Jim Gilchrist’s proposed visit, to President Ahmadinejad’s speech, to the recent spate of bias incidents a

By Editorial Board | Oct 19 04:19 am ET

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