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Is free speech in trouble on campus?

Hello again, I'm Marvin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. The ancient bromide that sticks and stones will break my bones, but words

will never hurt me, is being challenged by a new generation. College students are demanding

safe places from so-called microaggression, including a language that might offend or traumatize.

Some researchers agree that words cause silent suffering

and that kids are right to insist on protection.

But critics call it censorship that threatens the free exchange of ideas and disagreements,

which are the essence of higher education.

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College students around the country are demanding protection from words, ideas, and unintentional actions that can marginalize and discriminate.

Critics warn of a threat to critical thinking, the purpose, and the benefit of higher education.

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