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09/13/2016 / By resistnews

Safe spaces hurt our campus and students

Recently, the University of Chicago sent a letter to incoming freshmen informing them that safe spaces and trigger warnings would not be tolerated on campus. The university also said they wouldn’t cancel controversial speakers simply because they were deemed offensive. Article by Katerina Gang “Members of our community must have the freedom to espouse and […]

09/12/2016 / By resistnews

Why the ‘safe space’ movement is a liberal assault on freedom

One of the more contentious ideas to recently emerge from the culture war is that of “safe spaces.” We are said to be at risk of social dangers. Sometimes these dangers are labeled denialism (in which someone’s identity isn’t recognized) or triggering speech (speech that sets off traumatic responses in unwitting listeners). The way some […]

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