LET THE STUDENTS SPEAK. The editorial board at the Northern Star have taken a stand against a relic of the mid-1980s -- no, not me; rather the University's "free speech zone."

Free speech - especially at a public university - should be unrestricted, as long as it doesn’t hinder the educational purpose for which the school was established.

And I would urge caution in applying that trailing qualifier, as the educational purpose of a state-supported university, or any other university, ought to be subject to debate.