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Greg to Speak at February's Speech Code of the Month School Today
Claremont McKenna College, recently named FIRE's February Speech Code of the Month, is hosting FIRE President Greg Lukainoff today to speak about free speech on campus. All those interested at the Claremont Colleges should join Greg at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at 6:45 pm to discuss how restrictive policies such as Claremont McKenna's speech code chill open discourse on campus.
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