{"id":6904,"date":"2024-10-02T20:21:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T20:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=6904"},"modified":"2024-10-02T20:21:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T20:21:35","slug":"sigma-tau-delta-honors-society-holds-banned-book-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/10\/02\/sigma-tau-delta-honors-society-holds-banned-book-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigma Tau Delta Honors Society holds banned book reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Wednesday, the Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society held a banned book reading event where a multitude of students showed up to either listen or speak about their favorite banned books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are holding the banned book reading to kind of commemorate the Banned Books Week that the American Library Association holds,&#8221; explained Dr. Anna Orlofsky. &#8220;We hold these readings for students and faculty to come to share passages from banned books that they think are very significant and special and that mean a lot to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proponents of book banning reference topics of self-harm, religious and political viewpoints and racism, and believe media with related topics do not belong in libraries where younger audiences can access them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2024\/02\/15\/dean-of-libraries-discusses-alabamas-library-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>RELATED COVERAGE:<\/strong> Dean of Libraries discusses Alabama\u2019s library controversy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, opponents of book banning argue that banning books defies freedom of speech. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the controversy that surrounds book banning, Wednesday&#8217;s event aimed to not debate the topic, but rather raise awareness about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When we bring awareness for what books are being banned a lot of these books are books that you read on your own time like &#8220;The Hunger Games,&#8221; like &#8220;Harry Potter,&#8221; said Sigma Tau Delta President Haley Alcathie. &#8220;These are books that you read as children but a lot of them are books that you read in school. I think that when you raise awareness about it then more people are like wait this is something that I should I should look into and I should be informed about.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. 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