As campus free speech battle rages on, new membership group launches to support students

Around this time last year, leftist protesters at the University of California, Berkeley wreaked havoc, causing $100,000 worth of damage over the course of one night in February, all to silence a controversial speaker. The Berkeley protests, captured in striking cable news footage of fire and rioters, brought national attention to the culture of censorship on college campuses.

For many students, that culture remains their reality. Not every school is Berkeley, but students whose views deviate from progressive dogma grapple on a daily basis with their right to free speech, especially at public institutions.