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EDITORIAL: Free speech is about civility and freedom

During the past week, USD experienced a hands-on lesson on the complications of free speech after a protest at the veterans club memorial. The debate over the motives and intentions of the students is ongoing, but it’s important not to ignore the question of First Amendment rights on campus. Full story

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In defense of Professor Swan

This last week Students Against the State made a display against our veteran’s club flag display. The day after they put up their disrespectful display The Volante had four articles talking about the display. Full story

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I protest SATS

“In a broad sense, SATS are simply trying to emphasize the importance of human liberation and expand the marketplace of ideas on the USD campus.” — Robert Swan, Ph. D In a broader sense, Dr. Swan and Patrick Linsenmeyer decided to make a political event out of something designed to honor the soldiers who have given their lives to give this country a beginning, who have given their lives to defend this country from the Nazis and Japanese and who even now give their lives to defend their country from the extremists and the anarchists who want to tear down the Western culture and Christianity to spread their perverted view of religion. Full story

COLUMN: We violated our policies

Even before the April 21 edition of The Volante hit the racks last week, commenters were on our website responding to: — a protest a Students Against the State member made at the veterans club memorial, — a column published from a Secular Students Alliance member writing about the same ideas the SATS member expressed in the protest, — a letter to the editor submitted by the SATS advisor defending the value of having the club in the campus “marketplace of ideas,” — a centerpiece story on the veterans memorial. Full story

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GUEST COLUMN: The veterans respond

COLUMN: Some final words about free speech

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Proud of our soldiers

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A disappointing stance

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