student protests: are young people too sensitive these days? /

Published at 2016-03-10 09:00:10

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Safe spaces and no-platform policies have near in for media ridicule. But a more nuanced debate is taking place on university campuses
Students are having a tough time in the public eye at the moment. They’ve been called coddled and spoilt,and told that they dont understand freedom of speech. Disdain has near from tall-profile figures including Richard Dawkins, Jackie Ashley (president of the University of Cambridge’s Lucy Cavendish College), and University of Oxford chancellor Chris Patten. But is the criticism warranted? Related: In or out? Students utilize condoms to contemplate Brexit Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com