Letter to the Editor: Advertisement response

The opinion expressed by Mark Ling on the issue of David Horowitz’s ad does not represent the view of the entire Editorial Board. We do not support apologizing for controversial content and we do not support the censorship of opinions, so long as it does not constitute as hate speech, which, legally, must advocate for violence.

What Horowitz wrote is hateful, but it is not hate speech. We are not sympathetic to his ideas, but hiding his point of view does not make it go away.

As a newspaper, we are obligated to provide an open forum and an unapologetic devotion to freedom of expression. It is inevitable for some to take offense to certain content.

Janelle Bitker

Aggie Campus Editor

Nick Markwith

Aggie Features Editor

Becky Peterson

Aggie City Editor

Max Rosenblum

Aggie Managing Editor