First Amendment

Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
1	Northern Iowan wins five awards at Iowa College Media Association Northern Iowan 119:34, p.4	02/06/2023	The Norther Iowan staff received five awards at the annual Iowa College Media Association awards which took place in Des Moines, Iowa. The entire staff won the First Amendment Award which is a big honor; photo.
2	Embracing more religious freedom in the US Northern Iowan 119:16, p.3	10/20/2022	Drew Hill writes an opinion piece about their thoughts on religious freedom and how it is interpreted within the First Amendment. Hill believes that religious rights should be more balanced within the US; photo.
3	UNI responds to allegations of free speech violations Northern Iowan 118:48, p.1	04/11/2022	Allegations of violations of free speech by Resident Assistants on campus results in a letter being issued to UNI by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) at the request of the Northern Iowan. The letter from FIRE, the response from Andrew Morse, Chief of Staff for President Mark Nook, and the official UNI statement are included; photos.
4	Iowa's "Back the Blue" bill demonizes protestors Northern Iowan 117:51, p.3	04/19/2021	In the author's opinion, the recent Iowa "Back the Blue" bill targets protestors, attacks free speech, and gives more power to the police instead of addressing real issues like racism and police brutality; photo.
5	Help keep free speech free Northern Iowan 117:32, p.3	02/11/2021	Horning discusses free speech. In the author's opinion, it should be concerning that a handful of Silicon Valley technology companies have the power to determine who and who does not get a voice; photo.
6	Horning: Independent media is lost, let's find it again Northern Iowan 117:9, p.3	09/17/2020	Colin Horning argues that the majority of the media and news outlets restricts rights to freedom of the press; photo.
7	Alex Jones ban a good thing Northern Iowan 115:5, p.3	09/10/2018	The author discusses data privacy and censorship on social media, including various platforms banning presenter Alex Jones, resulting in increased political scrutiny of social media. In King's opinion, censorship is an important issue both on and off social media; photos.
8	"Cry-bullies," the university is not a daycare Northern Iowan 112:27, p.3	12/10/2015	Gravert discusses the recent viral blog post "This is not a day care. This is a University" by president Everett Piper of Oklahoma Wesleyan University. In the author's opinion, Piper was correct, and current culture on college campuses can oppress learning and freedom of speech; photos.