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Free speech zones still not equitable |
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If you
wanted to express your right to free speech at Appalachian State
University last year, the small amphitheatre next to Plemmons Student
Union was the only place to do such.
In that small corner of this ever-growing campus,
you could assemble peacefully without authorization of university
officials.
But as of late August, two more free speech zones (now called Unscheduled
Public Speaking Areas) have been added to the free speech policy.
Now Duck Pond Field and the concrete area surrounding the centennial
sculpture on Sanford Mall are bona fide areas of our First Amendment
rights.
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| Promise of moving again looms near |
Carrie Baker
Chancellor/ Student Development Beat
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Another
year is well underway at Appalachian, and everyone is nestled comfortably
into their new living spaces for the school year, everyone, that
is, with the exception of those lucky students living in Doughton
Hall.
First, some quick background information: No one
is supposed to be living in Doughton Hall this year. The residence
hall was scheduled to be renovated this year, but that will all
have to wait.
Why? Well, the students currently residing in
Doughton Hall are waiting to move to the place they signed up to
live in last year around February.
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| Ill attended rape presentation discouraging |
Rebecca
DiVerniero
Features Beat
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In the
beginning of September, I attended a speech titled “Mindset
of a Rapist: Understanding and Avoiding Sexual Crimes.” The
speaker, Sabrina Garcia, police chief at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, was very informative and entertaining.
She presented a new way of looking at sex crimes: through the eyes
of the offender. Through her research she has been able to study
the ways offenders think.
According to a survey conducted by the Committee
for Integrity at Appalachian (CIA) last spring, one in 18 women
on this campus have been raped since enrolling.
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