UW-Madison Speech Codes

Madison's speech codes are categorized in the "red" category in FIRE's database. I believe speech codes are fair and necessary for a campus to run smoothly without discrimination being an issue. As a prospective student, I am proud of Madison's speech codes that limit students from acting in a discriminatory manner. Whether or not the speech codes interfere with the First Amendment isn't of my concern because I truly believe in Madison's speech codes' goal of preventing discrimination. Based on Madison's codes, it is fair to assume that its administrators would be offended by discriminatory behavior such as that of the students in the previous slideshow. I would most likely side with the administration's reaction to any discriminatory behavior that conflicts with its enforced speech codes.