Speech Codes?

After reading Jim Crow on Fraternity Row  and glancing at the slideshow  pictures, you begin to realize that there are still tons of crazy racist bastards out there.  Clearly, the acts they perform at these "Ghetto Parties" are discriminatory innuendos, stereotypes and oblivious racism towards blacks.  But should these acts be prohibited on the college campus?  No, I believe, as long as they are not encroaching on anybody's property.  It is protected under the First Amendment, freedom of speech.  Let everyone see these bigots committing their acts of racism; let everyone judge them as much as they want.  And when news articles about these people pop up in the papers, let's see how their reputations fare.  I'm sure CEOs would love to hire bigots as their employees.

I also did some research on UW - Madison's speech codes, the college I'm most interested in.  Apparently, their speech codes are incredibly strict, prohibiting sexism, harassment, and the like.  If the university had a "Ghetto Party" incident like the one at Auburn University, the people at that party would end up in huge trouble.  The fact that UW - Madison has these strict speech codes does not change my view of the school; it just somewhat disappoints me.  I'm not implying that I do any of those discriminatory actions; I am not prejudice.  I'm just disappointed that the university is following that large crowd, infringing on the protected rights of the First Amendment.  That is why I support FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights in Education - they believe that the individual has the right to speak their mind, which is the basis of the First Amendment.  This country was founded with the notion of freedom, which is something so novel and incredible, and universities like UW - Madison are crushing this notion via the establishment of speech codes.  If you happened to be offended by anyone's free speech, then simply avoid them and call the police if they begin to encroach on your property.  It's as simple as that.  We can't have authorities telling us, the individuals, what we can and cannot say.