The folks at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) have a great essay contest for high schools juniors and seniors. I only wish the speech police would answer the question.

What is the essay question?

Why is free speech important at our nation’s colleges and universities? Using examples from both videos, discuss how censorship of student speech is incompatible with higher education. Your essay should be 800–1,000 words. 

I suggest that any entrant to this contest look no further than NC State’s “free expression tunnel” for great examples of the damage the speech police can do.