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The Day Free Speech Died at Valdosta - For Student Power

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Hayden Barnes was expelled from Valdosta State University when he protested against the construction of a $20 million parking garage. The President of VSU claimed that Barnes was a "clear and present danger" over his facebook group and poorly photoshopped graphic.

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  • FREE SPEECH WILL NEVER DIE!

  • People are beginning to wake up to what is happening.

    Valdosta State's actions toward Barnes were reprehensible, and STUPID into the bargain. Do colleges think they're above the law?

    It makes me miss the widespread campus protests of the 1970s. Whether one agreed with them or not, they spoke up in public. In those days college admins were afraid of them. Now they're too afraid of the left-wing faculty and their acolytes. Worms.

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  • @marleysherb Famous last words...

    sure as long as the laws stay the same, but people never think about what will happen if the laws protecting our freedom of speech are altered.

    The excuse will be a plea to emotion and fear, terrorism most likely. once the laws are change, centralization will accelerate at an alarming rate and... oh wait that's what's happening now.

  • Wow. It's suprising that Fox News covered this without some conservative spin on it.

    Good for Barnes. We need more people like him.

  • Kid is a hero.

  • listen to that guy trying to justify "free speech zones" HAHA!!!!

    Free speech is a GOD GIVEN RIGHT Plus, it's in our CONSTITUTION.

    AMERICA IS STRONGER THAN EVER. THE PEOPLE WILL PREVAIL.

  • That sucks :(

  • I'm a senior here. I went to ABAC before I came here though and saw them do the exact same thing. So what VSU is doing is going on all over the place.

  • This is true, but what the main reason I came down here is because of the coziness of the place. Small classes, not too terribly many people, etc. I don't know how universities work if they reach capacity, and if they are required by law to expand but they are getting rid of the reasons I came here and that saddens me. What year are you?

  • I agree that there should have been more investigating before they threw him out. But as for as tearing down the dorms where would you put the new dorms. VSU is surrounded by a residental area. I know I'm tired of living in a construction zone (I live in Converse) but understand that the school needs bigger dorms to satisfy its growing population.

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