Speech Codes on Campus

After reading the article on what happened at Auburn University, and seeing the pictures first hand, I am deeply disturbed. That fact that these students thought that what they were doing what acceptable is awful. They purposely and deliberately discriminated African Americans by creating stereotypical outfits that depicted a cop with a night stick beating a man with black face. Another was people dressed up as a slave owner and a slave with a rope tied around his neck. I personally don't even see the point in dressing up like this. I firmly believe that their actions should be banned and outlawed on every campus across the United States. Their actions are not protected because Auburn is a private school which means that they can implement their own rules and regulations that do not need to coincide with state regulations. In that case, the university can in every way possible punish the students who committed these actions.
   The school that I looked up was Miami University of Ohio. Miami got a rating of yellow. The university acknowledges an individual's right to free speech, however if it endangers, threatens, or infringes upon a student's well being and safety then corrective actions shall be taken. As a possible future student I believe that their rules are correct and are fair yet still protect the safety and the rights of the student. I believe that a university does have the right to infringe on a students right to free speech because they accepted you into their school, and they can kick you out just as easily. In my opinion I think that Miami would agree with the other parties actions.
  I think that FIRE is a very good website because if a student like me who is currently still searching for schools to attend for next year, I believe that it is a good thing to know what the school you're applying too what it's view on free speech is. Free speech is a complicated right. It's not all black and white, there are a lot of gray areas and exceptions.