Colorado College: Students Found Guilty for Satirical Flyer

Case Materials

"Episode 111: Adam Kissel's Speech at Colorado College," April 28, 2008
"Colorado College Denies Appeal of Students Responsible for ‘Violent’ Parody," FIRE Press Release, April 28, 2008: Colorado College has denied student Chris Robinson's appeal of its finding that he and another student violated the school's "violence" policy for posting a flyer that parodied a flyer of the Feminist and Gender Studies program. The school also has decided not to remove any letters about the case from the students' files until after graduation. FIRE is assisting Robinson in his case against the school.
"Episode 110: An Update on Colorado College," April 21, 2008
""The Free Expression Myth on America’s Campuses," Adam Kissel's Speech at Colorado College, April 21, 2008," April 21, 2008
"Punishment Without Crime: Professor of Political Science at Colorado College David Hendrickson's Letter to 'The Catalyst,' April 11, 2008," April 11, 2008
"Letter to Chris Robinson from Mike L. Edmonds on Appeal Decision, April 11, 2008," April 11, 2008
"The Monthly Bag, Block 7, 2008," April 10, 2008
"Episode 108: FIRE's Case at Colorado College," April 7, 2008
"Professor of Political Science at Colorado College David Hendrickson's Letter to 'The Catalyst,' April 4, 2008," April 4, 2008
"Colorado College Punishes, Deems Students “Violent” for Satirical Flyer," FIRE Press Release, March 31, 2008: Two students at Colorado College were found guilty of violating the school's conduct code regarding "violence" after they distributed a satirical flyer mocking a publication of the Feminist and Gender Studies program. As part of their punishment, the students have been required to hold a campus forum discussing issues brought up by their satirical publication. They turned to FIRE for help.
"On The Threat to the First Amendment in Higher Education," Chris Robinson, March 28, 2008
"Colorado College Anti-Discrimination Policy," March 28, 2008
"FIRE Letter to Colorado College Vice President Mike L. Edmonds, March 26, 2008," March 26, 2008
"Letter from Colorado College Vice President Mike Edmonds to Chris Robinson, March 25, 2008," March 25, 2008
"FIRE Letter to Colorado College President Richard F. Celeste, March 21, 2008," March 21, 2008
"Campus-wide email from President Celeste regarding the Monthly Bag, February 28, 2008," February 28, 2008
"The Monthly Bag," February 10, 2008
"The Monthly Rag," February 1, 2008

Blog Entries

"Colorado College Press Strategy: Parse Words, Ignore Substance," William Creeley, April 29, 2008
"New Colorado College Video Now Up on Multimedia Page," Emily Guidry, April 29, 2008
"Colorado College Denies Students’ Appeal of Guilty Finding," Emily Guidry, April 28, 2008
"Adam Kissel’s Colorado College Lecture Available on Multimedia Page," Erin Royce, April 28, 2008
"Colorado College Travelogue, Part II: Media Tour," Adam Kissel, April 28, 2008
"Colorado College Travelogue, Part I: Lecture at CC," Adam Kissel, April 24, 2008
"Adam Kissel Speaking at Colorado College Tonight," Erin Royce, April 21, 2008
"Colorado College and LSSU Media Round-Up," Erin Royce, April 18, 2008
"Colorado College Feminists Do Not Seek Dialogue," Adam Kissel, April 16, 2008
"What Did President Celeste Really Think About The Monthly Bag?," Robert Shibley, April 16, 2008
"The Coalition of Some Other Dudes and the Range of an M1-A1 Tank," Adam Kissel, April 16, 2008
"Can State Officials Condemn Without Censoring?," Adam Kissel, April 15, 2008
"Colorado College President Celeste Blogs on “The Monthly Bag”," Robert Shibley, April 14, 2008
"“Muzzle Tov” to Brandeis and Valdosta State from Greg," Erin Royce, April 11, 2008
"Greg’s New Blog for ‘The Huffington Post’ Questions Campus Speech Abuses in the Aftermath of Virginia Tech," Erin Royce, April 8, 2008
"Latest FIREside Chats Episode Features Colorado College," Erin Royce, April 7, 2008
"Colorado College Still Swarmed by Media," Erin Royce, April 3, 2008
"Colorado Springs Abuzz over Punishment for Parody," Adam Kissel, April 2, 2008
"Colorado College President Defends "Violence" Finding against Satirical Flyer," Adam Kissel, April 1, 2008
"Persecuted for Parody, Colorado College Student Fights Back in Op-Ed," William Creeley, March 31, 2008
"Colorado College Punishes Students for “Violent” Satirical Flyer," Adam Kissel, March 31, 2008

Media Coverage

"What we're buying at college," Mona Charen, Townhall.com, May 2, 2008
"EDITORIAL: Punished for the crime of satire," Las Vegas Review-Journal, May 1, 2008
"Chainsaw Etiquette at Colorado College," The Independence Institute, April 25, 2008
"Face The State's Interview with Adam Kissel of FIRE," Face the State, April 23, 2008
"Star Chamber at CC," Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News, April 16, 2008
"Joking students called on the carpet," Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier, Denver Post, April 12, 2008
"CC's free-speech fears," Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News, April 8, 2008
"'What Can The Virginia Tech Tragedy Do For Me?'," Greg Lukianoff, The Huffington Post, April 7, 2008
"Flyers prompt free speech debate at Colorado College," Heather Skold, KRDO News Channel 13, April 3, 2008
"Satirical Flier Raises Ire," Peter Marcus, Denver Daily News, April 3, 2008
"Flyers spark free speech debate at CC," David Tauchen, KOAA NBC, April 2, 2008
"Free speech an issue at CC after satirical flier is prohibited," Brian Newsome, The Gazette, April 1, 2008
"Quick Takes from Inside Higher Ed: Double Standard Alleged," Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, April 1, 2008
"Colorado College satire causes a stir," Joe Murray, The Bulletin, March 31, 2008