LAST FRIDAY, The Daily Progress reported that a group of students is "working with University Law professors and administrators to craft a change" that will "standardize" University Judiciary Committee sanctions against students found guilty of hate-motivated violations. This group (of four students) also wants to add a "13th tenet to the Standards of Conduct," specifically addressing verbal harassment. The recent spur of racial incidents has left our student body undeniably mired in a state of malaise. However, aggression against the First Amendment, no matter how subtle, is a misdirected and superficial response.
Historically, such campus speech codes have not faired well in court. In 1988, the University of Michigan faced several racial incidents, particularly the dispersion of a flyer that declared "open season" on blacks. In reaction, UM passed a policy which prohibited any speech which "creates an intimidating, hostile, or demeaning environment for educational pursuits, employment or participation in University sponsored
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