Free Speech 101 teaches students about their rights
The Office of Leadership and Civic Engagement’s ETSU Votes program hosted Free Speech 101: Understanding the First Amendment on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 11:15 am …
Posts tagged first amendment
Saying ‘happy holidays’ shows respect for all holidays, including Christmas
I can’t understand the campaign to “bring back Christmas” to the holiday season, because this statement implies it was taken away. Let’s be abundantly clear: …
Freedom of press equivalent to freedom of expression
Here in the United States, we are fortunate to have many individual rights our government cannot infringe upon. One of those rights that is especially …
Protesting injustice at Trump’s rally
As a journalist and activist, I fully believe in the First Amendment –– freedom of speech, freedom of peaceful protest, freedom to petition, freedom of …
League of the South to protest TriPride
On Sept. 15, Johnson City will host the first annual TriPride event. TriPride is a nonprofit organization focused on including the LGBTQ community and its …
The media is not ‘the enemy of the people’
Last week hundreds of media outlets across the country published articles in their editorials section debunking the allegations from Donald Trump claiming the media as …
Freedom of speech: What it means
Freedom of speech is one of the most important rights we have as citizens of the United States, but can that freedom be abused? Absolutely. …
Street preachers can be obnoxious, but they’re protected by the first amendment
Street preachers at ETSU have become as omnipresent as squirrels or President Brian Nolands’ bright, yellow bow ties. You can’t spend four plus years at …