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Hundreds rally in support of student who was assaulted

Between 300 and 400 Bridgewater State University students, along with faculty and administrators, marched through campus yesterday in support of free speech and in solidarity with a student journalist who said she was assaulted over a column she wrote in support of same-sex marriage. The rally, organized through social media, was peaceful and civil, said campus spokesman Bryan Baldwin.

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