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Miss New Jersey Contestant Speaks Against ‘Orwellian’ Censorship in American Colleges

Miss New Jersey Contestant Speaks Against ‘Orwellian’ Censorship in American Colleges
Justine Murray, then a student at Syracuse University, at a White House signing ceremony for President Donald Trump's executive order on campus free speech on March 21, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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6/24/2021|Updated: 6/24/2021

A Miss New Jersey contestant took the stage to warn of an “epidemic of censorship and entitlement,” which she said is silencing young Americans on college campuses.

Justine Murray, the reigning Miss Northern Highlands, competed last week in the pageant at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. She was asked by the judges to identify and explain the most important issue her generation faces, and to deliver a social impact statement.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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