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Is There Hate for Hate of Hate Speech?

Before beginning this post, I'd like for us to take a moment to acknowledge the school shooting that occurred today in Florida. There are two confirmed dead, and even more, injured . I'm wishing the best for the families that have been impacted by this tragedy and I'm hoping the school and community are able to heal from this. *Update: As of 12:03am, the death count has risen to 17 * There is nothing to say. I wish I could hug my parents, but calling them is the best I can do. But this is a blog about student self-expression. So shifting into the topic of student self-expression at college, we can actually look at Penn State itself for its recent controversial speaker. About a week and a half ago, a small group of men came to Penn State and argued against pretty much everything. I'm not sure what their goal was because when I say they were against everything, I mean they were pretty much against everything imaginable. Penn State is no stranger to controversial s...