Sort of OT: Terps Profanity

Thought some of the Faithful might be interested in this recent posting on the University of Maryland website: [www.umd.edu]

I hate to get the "profanity vs. no profanity" argument going again, but as always it's interesting to see that we're not alone in these issues.

Big story on it in the Washington Post today.

JUST STICK WITH ROUGH AND FLUFF IN THE 3RD PERIOD CHEER AND THE USHERS WILL LEAVE YOU ALONE

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JUST STICK WITH ROUGH AND FLUFF IN THE 3RD PERIOD CHEER AND THE USHERS WILL LEAVE YOU ALONE

"Fluff 'em up"? Is that some sort of porn reference? 'Cause I don't think being a fluffer is really the right sort of dominant althletic image.



Post Edited (01-30-04 12:12)

I'm in favor of reserving "fluffer" for referees who, um, suck a lot.

John T. Whelan '91 wrote:

"Fluff 'em up"? Is that some sort of porn reference? 'Cause I don't think being a fluffer is really the right sort of dominant althletic image.

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In the Washington Time article linked at the bottom of the page ("Terps turn to state to muzzle vulgar fans" they say:


[The university's chief counsel says] school policy prevents them from stopping fans from screaming expletives at opposing teams or wearing T-shirts that bear vulgar slogans because those actions are protected by the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech.

I didn't realize your rights to free speech extended in a place like a stadium, or is that just Maryland covering their ass-ets.

Does Cornell not protect its student's first amendment right to free speech and that's why they can get away with kicking people out of Lynah?

Has anybody tried to argue their vulgar chants are protected by the first ammendment after getting kicked out of Lynah?

LGR! Beat 'gate.

in response to JDeafvCornell, from the Baltimore Sun [www.sunspot.net]

[Q][University of Maryland Athletic Director Debbie] Yow said there is not much the school can do. She said the university's legal counsel maintains that, since Maryland is a state university and its basketball team plays in a public building, any use of free speech is protected under the First Amendment.[/q]

Although Cornell is partly a state school, I suspect (although I don't know for sure) that the Athletics department is part of the private segment of the school, and so is not constrained by the 1st Amendment.

So does this mean you can use profanity if you're an Ag, Hum Ec, or ILR student?

Being engineers, we swear in numbers...not exactly profanity if no one else in the world understands

Mike Ack wrote:

Being engineers, we swear in numbers.

Hex, no doubt.