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this is To the Point. New campus activism strikes many nerves.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International,

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In the 1960s, student protesters required an entire semester to force UC Berkeley to guarantee free speech on campus.

This week, at the University of Missouri, it took just 48 hours for a strike by the football team to force the president's resignation.

Around the country, there's a new round of campus activism aimed at systemic racism that black students say makes their lives intolerable. But critics say some

protesters won't tolerate the opinions of others, compromising that right to free speech,

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Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, back with To the Point.

At campuses around the country, student activists are protesting what they call systemic racism.

One university president has been forced to resign.

On other campuses, administrators are struggling over how to respond when protesters disregard other people's right to free speech.

Today's parking point.

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