Defined as any printed material “produced in multiple copies for distribution to potential readers.” These can be leaflets, flyers, newspapers, magazines, you name it. If you’re a registered student org, you can even sell them.

A sign is “any method of displaying a visual message to others” that isn’t being distributed (that’s literature). A banner, meanwhile, can be handheld (as long as it doesn’t have poles — those are a hazard) or affixed somewhere. If you want to hang a banner on campus, you’ll need to make sure it’s an approved banner space through The Dean of Students.

Some areas (like West Mall and Speedway) are high-demand and spaces are designated and limited, so plan ahead. There are a few specific rules on where and how to table correctly, so make sure to check in with The Dean of Students office to stay within the lines.

Public assembly is “any gathering of persons, including discussions, rallies, and demonstrations.” As part of the University, your best bet is to plan ahead with The Dean of Students to avoid campus disruption and make sure you’re in a permitted space.

A guest speaker is any speaker or performer who isn’t a student, faculty member or staff member. Guest speakers can be invited by a University person or organization or a member of the public. If presenting in a common outdoor area, no advanced permission is required. If presenting in a limited public forum on campus, advanced permission is required.

Defamation covers any false statement of fact about a person delivered orally (slander) or in writing (libel). In order to be considered defamation, the statement has to be expressed, factually false, holds the person up to ridicule or contempt, is made negligently, proximately causes damages, and is not a privileged statement.

Amplified sound is any sound “whose volume is increased by any electric, electronic, mechanical, or motor-powered means.” There are eight areas around campus pre-approved for amplified sound within specific time frames. Reservations with The Dean of Students are required to use it unless the host unit controls the space.

Harassment includes any hostile or threatening conduct or speech delivered orally, written down, or symbolic in nature. It’s harassment if the result of that conduct or speech is sufficiently severe enough to create an objectively hostile or threatening environment that impedes on that person’s ability to “participate in or benefit from” the University’s various privileges and offerings.

The University’s Non-discrimination Policy protects all individuals and groups from discrimination or harassment “because of their race, color, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, religion, age, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected basis.”

Any speech, expression or assembly that disrupts teaching, research, or general functioning of the University is prohibited. Speech, expression or assembly that disrupts the free and unimpeded flow of on-campus pedestrian or vehicular traffic is prohibited, as are disruptions of any “public assemblies, distribution of literature, guest speakers, or use of signs, tables, exhibits, or approved amplified sound by the University or another person or organization acting under the rules in (Chapter 13. Speech, Expression, and Assembly).”