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The Breeze: September 24 2009
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VOL.
86, ISSUE 10
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Serving James Madison University Since 1922
By AMANDA CASKEY and
AMANDA HERMAN
The Breeze and contributing writer
Five little words can make all the
di erence when it comes to students’...
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VOL.
86, ISSUE 10
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Serving James Madison University Since 1922
By AMANDA CASKEY and
AMANDA HERMAN
The Breeze and contributing writer
Five little words can make all the
di erence when it comes to students’
right to free speech.
Before the start of this semester,
James Madison University made
a change to section J - in the
Student Handbook.
Previously, the
policy read, “No student shall engage
inlewd,indecentorobsceneconduct
or expression on university property
or in university-owned or operated
buildings.
”
The new policy, however, states
that these actions and expressions
cannot take place “regardless of
proximity to campus.
”
Essentially, this minor change
limits free speech anywhere from
the streets to the Internet.
Obscene
behavior is extreme or deeply o ensive material based on current
community standards of decency,
according to Merriam-Webster’s
Dictionary of Law.
The Foundation for Individual
Rights in Education (FIRE) exposed
this change in poli
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