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But it’s a different Semitic people this time! :face_exhaling:

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I do hope Sarah Hubbard’s term as reagent is up this year so I can vote for someone less awful to take her seat.

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[Surveillance Defense for Campus Protests | Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)]

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“No Tax Dollars for College Encampments Act”: This legislation would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require universities to publicly disclose their policies for responding to campus protests. To qualify for federal accreditation, schools would also be required to adhere to their own procedures and reporting requirements when responding to civil unrest.

https://www.publicnow.com/view/E279435A6F0362177239817FA509B76DF4F29DF9?1719848885

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It was a 2-day protest.

Students at campuses across the country responded to the war in Gaza this spring by setting up encampments, including at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

Protesters who are facing punishment for what they did during those protests said their rights have been violated.

Victoria Hinckley is still fighting the consequences of her beliefs. She feels punished for protesting back in April for calling on USF to cut ties with Israel.

“I was only one assignment away from having my full diploma,” Hinckley said.

Three days before graduation, Hinckley was expelled from USF.

https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/one-assignment-away-from-having-my-full-diploma-usf-student-expelled-for-taking-part-in-protest-days-before-graduation/

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And so very clearly a protected one under the 1st Amendment. USF is a public university and thus explicitly restricted from curtailing or punishing free speech.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/nyregion/columbia-university-deans-antisemitism.html

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Is Columbia becoming Liberty University or something? At what point do they get their “Are we the baddies?” moment, if ever?

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