“Freedom to fight for what we believe is right”

Angeles University Foundation, a place where we owe our knowledge from. Is it true that we have our freedom here? Freedom to express what we think is right and just. Freedom to fight for what we believe is right. Freedom to be what we suppose to be.

What does freedom means? Does it mean that we can do everything and anything we want? Here at AUF most students stand for what they believe in. But how can we truly say we have academic freedom? Is it enough to publish something that we think can open up the minds of those who lack knowledge?

For those who are deprived in knowing what is really happening and why does it happen? For me, it’s not an absolute answer. We may think that by having conversation with the good and best and being on the position to speak is having freedom but does this entails true freedom?

Come to think about it, do we really have the chance to read the articles of the people who want to give their opinions on what is really happening here in our campus? Do we really have the right to give out our comments and suggestions to what we think can help us be mold into a better individual? Can we really give comments and publish it without being tagged as someone who opposes the administration? Can we really publish all the articles we have in mind without being banned?

I lay the answers to you my friend, it’s up to you to answer all these and to think if we have the academic freedom in our environment. I don’t want to argue. I don’t want to be tagged as subversive. I don’t wan t to deprive people with information. I just want to be opening minded and say all things in my mind. And at the end of the day I still want to believe that we do have what we call “academic freedom”. So come on let’s sit by the bench and have this small chit chat.