76 percent of ivy-league students say it's acceptable to shout down a speaker

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(THE COLLEGE FIX) – A little over three-quarters of Princeton University students polled in a recent survey said it is sometimes acceptable to shout down a speaker.

The findings come despite a free speech-focused freshman orientation session, a university guarantee of “the broadest possible latitude to speak,” and administrators who act as “Free Expression Facilitators.”

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But the survey results show Princeton University does not adequately promote an environment of free and open discourse, according to Princetonians for Free Speech, an alumni group.

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