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The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Jason Farias

COLUMN: Concerns with free speech zones

Jason Farias, Columnist April 15, 2024

Contrary to popular belief, free speech zones do not actually protect free speech everywhere. Funny enough, they were created to do just the opposite. In response to the 1960s Berkeley Free Speech Movement...

Free speech allows us to discuss world problems

Alyssa Cravens, Staff Reporter June 24, 2019

Freedom of speech is one of the most important principles our nation was founded on. People who are given this privilege are incredibly lucky, but with fortune also comes responsibility. The recent...

Free speech should not have to be ‘approved’ first

Kennedy Nolen, Columnist February 6, 2018

To Eastern Illinois University, and more specifically, the Campus Scheduling Office: Why must we get fliers or posters approved to be hung up around our public university in public spaces? This is public...

Thank a veteran for our 1st Amendment rights

Staff Report November 9, 2017

Written on parchment paper and stored in the national archives, our nation’s rulebook survives to this day. Over 200 years old, it works as a guideline for this country and holds it together with...

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