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Last Chance to Win $5,000 FIRE Scholarship!
The deadline for submissions to FIRE's Fourth Annual "Freedom in Academia" Essay Contest is this Saturday, November 5.
High school seniors graduating in 2012 can watch two excellent FIRE videos and submit an essay explaining why free speech should be protected on college campuses. This year, FIRE will award one first-place winner a $5,000 scholarship, one second-place winner a $2,500 scholarship, and five runners-up $1,000 scholarships.
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