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The Tinker Case...Supreme Court ruled that if the speech is NOT disruptive the students can stay...if it is disruptive the school can do what they need to do. Skokie Case...Nazi's had the right to march in Skokie IL, even though that town has a huge Jewish population. Judges look at each case individually...in school cases (most of them) the general rule is that if it is not disruptive it is okay... Interesting side story: 16 year old boy at a high school near a marine base (where most of the boys had Marine parents and were planning to enlist themselves) decides he wants to start wearing a "Marines Are Dumb" shirt to school... The principal pulls the kid aside and says "Son, I am gonna want you to change that shirt or turn it inside out" The kid, of course, being a jackass says "I don't have to, it is my right to wear it, the Bill of Rights protects my freedom of expression" The principal replies "Yep, I know it does...the problem is...I can't protect you once you walk off the school property and about 15 soon-to-be marines decide they want to beat the piss out of you" Principal made him put a new shirt on...did he "infringe" on his rights? Sure...did he save the kid an ass beating? Yep.

If it charges tuition you can be booted quickly.

Isn't that the very reason it's in the constitution. I'm talking from a legal aspect. Yes it will have consequences outside of the courts on personal levels, but as a public institution as OU is, I would find it hard to believe that the student couldn't win a legal battle of sorts. Any lawyers on the board help out?? Could he make a colorable argument that this "hate speech" might be protected? Yes. And the University's defense would be "we were harmed by his speech" and that would be the end of it. It's not that he's not allowed to say it. He's facing the consequences of damaging someone for having said it. Yep! He/they are more than welcome to apply and attend other colleges/universities.

Isn't that the very reason it's in the constitution. I'm talking from a legal aspect. Yes it will have consequences outside of the courts on personal levels, but as a public institution as OU is, I would find it hard to believe that the student couldn't win a legal battle of sorts. Any lawyers on the board help out?? No. You can't, for example, yell "fire!" in a crowded theater without consequences. If you do, and someone is injured as a result of your actions, you can be prosecuted. In much the same way, this person's actions injured the university. You can take your pick of how they were injured - reputation, loss of students enrollment... whatever. They could come up with a list if they chose. That damage is real, and has consequences. This idiot is suffering those consequences. The First Amendment does not give us carte blanche to say anything we want, wherever we want, however we want, without consequences. There are limits to everything. Mav is correct...

Thought it might be a little bit interesting to go back and look at the media predictions of B1G finish versus reality. Predict Actual Wisc Wisc OSU Mary MSU MSU Nebr. Purdue Mich Iowa Minn OSU Iowa IU UI UI IU Mich Mary NW Purdue Minn PSU Nebr. NW PSU Rut Rut

I totally agree with that...I just think that the skers are bound to have a decent game and get a win.

Tough one! Coaching: Tie Players: Edge PSU because of Newbill Location: Not sure if both teams will think they are the road team or if both will think they are the home team. The line is PSU -1.5 but I like NU here. NU 60 PSU 56

This season seems longer. I was surprised there are 3 episodes left!

Praise and excitement for the new staff does not have to be taken as a knock on their predecessors. It doesn't have to be. There are plenty of examples where that may be the case but we don't have to go making up more. It wasn't a knock on any coaches...it was a joke about the fans.

I think some of you guys are acting like the last staff was telling the RB's to take hand-offs with their feet.

Miles gets a lot of T's (if you consider what he has as a lot) for this reason 1. He is a nice guy so when he "goes off" it seems out of the norm

7-6...is this going to be a bad season or are they just starting slow?

Come on Hammond is a Freshman who needs to add muscle and Michael can shoot the ball & rebound. You are expecting way too much from a freshman, we are not Kansas or Kentucky. No, I am not expecting anything from them...Well...Not Hammond or this guy. Morrow will end up playing a ton in his career.

Miles is a spaz The rims at the PBA are TERRIBLE

I think you do that in your last contract...which I suppose this could be for him. But I am of the thinking that you grab as much as you can...when you can.

Dirks a great writer and tells a great story,I agree. But you will probably find a lot of dissenting opinions on that here. I think, that right now, it will all be positive posts about Dirk...for now. Because he just wrote this very nice article about MR You know how it goes...everything will be great...until there is a loss. Then Dirk writes something about how MR was outcoached and BAM...everyone hates Dirk

Much more athletic than Hammond. So is Steven Hawking

This guy was such a huge mistake. Jake Hammond as a 4 instead of 5.

God, that draw sets up horribly for the Illini...they really need the 7 seed.

And that is why I am still surprised that so many Husker Basketball fans refuse to put some blame on Miles.