University of Michigan Students Call for Police to Censor Classmates’ Political Messages

The University of Michigan is one of our nation’s premier institutions of higher learning. Young people from all over the country move to Ann Arbor every year to obtain an education and to have their ideas challenged by exposure to fellow students from many walks of life. Or maybe not. Last Thursday afternoon, a number of anonymous chalk messages appeared on campus. But because these innocuous chalk messages read “#StopIslam” and “Trump 2016,” they elicited 911 calls and an apology from the president of the university. Apparently such statements constitute “hate speech.” At Michigan, chalk messages are a common occurrence, as they are across America. Want to advertise a party? Your fraternity? Want to make a joke? Want to complain about the dining hall? Chalk on sidewalks is one of the most common ways college students express themselves, because it is easily washed off. More...