What do Janet Mock, Ben Shapiro, Bill Maher (at one point), Nicholas Dirks (Chancellor of Berkley), and Milo Yiannopoulos have in common? They all have been banned or canceled due to protests from speaking on some college campuses.

College is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as "a place of higher education usually for people who have finished twelve years of schooling and where they can obtain more advanced knowledge and get a degree to recognize this."

College is a time of being exposed to differing views; where you learn valuable skills that will help you in your respective work field.

The job of a university is very clear, teaching you how to work in the real world, not to be coddled.

I go more in-depth in another article about the use of the 1st amendment to open up a discussion, instead of using it as a way to try and shut down others.

I would first like to say, any group on a campus has the right to disagree with a speaker. However, violent and aggressive protests that are in a gray area of mob mentality are unacceptable.

If you don't like what someone who is visiting your campus has to say, you have multiple civil ways of voicing your opinion.

1. Hold your own speaking event as a counter.

2. You could just choose not to go; no one is forcing you to attend.

3. You can attend the event, listen to what they have to say and have a well-prepared question for Q&A's which is usually standard for speakers to have.

4.) There are many other options.

If you're an opinionated person, and you truly do stand for what you believe in to be true, then the idea of a public speaker should be welcomed as a challenge, not as a threat.

Protesting someone's right to speak sets a dangerous precedent, because even though it may seem like a victory to have someone's event shut down because they disagree with you, what happens when the script gets flipped and you're no longer able voice your opinion.

You're entitled to freedom of speech; you're not entitled to suppress the rights of others to speak.