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  • Free Speech On Campus \\ Fight For Your Rights

    I am often asked by students if, when they walk into class every morning, they leave their First Amendment rights at the door. Back in high school, the answer was "it depends", and in college, the line of what is and is not acceptable is even more obscure. Free press is a fundamental prerequisite of any functional democracy, and though there may be nothing democratic about the student–faculty relationship in our higher education system, the presence and importance of independent – often student-run – media outlets on college campuses cannot be denied. What, then, can be done if school administrators…

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  • Affirmative Action

    2009 was America's year of change. When President Obama was sworn into office, America and most of the free world applauded our forward thinking. People in far away lands were spotted wearing Obama t-shirts and waving American flags, and African Americans watched in jubilation as the glass ceiling imposed by slave owners over 145 years ago, finally disappeared! Why, then, can't we finally admit that we're all on a level playing field?!

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  • Mixin' It Up At UCF \\ MMA Club

    Getting sucker punched at a bar \\ We've all seen it happen, or had it happen, but how do we prepare ourselves for an inebriated brute swinging an iron fist? UCF students have a simple answer: join their MMA club! Founded three years ago, the Mixed Martial Arts Club is part of the UCF Sports Club Council. The group consists of about 14 students, males and females, who meet three times a week in the Ferrell Commons Auditorium where they learn and practice moves for self-defense and fighting. Mixed martial arts is a combination of varied fighting disciplines that encompass…

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