FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! in a crowded theatre.

Indiana University has pretty mild speech codes, in my opinion. They have restrictions on free speech zones, but really only to not disrupt the educational process. They also have codes on harassment and hate speech. But they are pretty standard measures. None of them catch my eye as striking or unfair. As a prospective student, Indiana University's speech codes do not offend me. They even advertise their commitment to free speech, "In accordance with the state and federal Constitution and university policy, the university recognizes the rights of all students to engage in discussion, to express thoughts and opinions, and to assemble, speak, write, publish or invite speakers on any subject without 
university interference or fear of university disciplinary action." That spells thing out for me. I believe that Indiana's codes are perfectly legitimate. 

If Indiana saw the parties at the fraternity, I would assume they would react the same way as Auburn did. They would withdraw recognition of the fraternities and dive into investigation. I cannot back this up with the rules of the university, but I believe that it would be common practice for a public school to punish kids engaging in such activities. The parties clearly accentuate stereotypes and demean minorities. Indiana has codes that restrict activities of that nature and I hope they would act upon their codes. I firmly agree to punish the fraternity after proper investigation.

I'm not too sure that I agree with everything that FIRE is saying. From what I've seen, they do not provide why the universities put speech codes in place. I believe that some speech codes are fair and have value. I don't believe that people, in an education setting, can demean others. While I understand that FIRE is trying to protect student's rights, it seems as though they are also trying to protect some really bigoted people from making others feel unsafe. The First Amendment shouldn't be compromised, but it shouldn't be taken to another level. I think the best judgement of speech is the speaker. If everyone would just put a filter on themselves and consider the time, place, and manner, I think we'd all get along just fine.