Hot take: Our school's 'pre-approved protest zones' versus the open quad last semester

The zones just made everything feel staged and fake, but the real talk happened when people just set up a mic in the open. Anyone else's campus try to box in where you can speak?

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elliotm5713d ago

Totally get that. My university tried the same thing with designated "free speech lawns" last year. It just killed any real energy or surprise. The best conversations always happened when someone just showed up with a sign somewhere random, like outside the library. Putting it in a box makes it feel like a school play instead of actual protest.

barnes.stella13d ago

Yeah, the official zones always feel super staged.

gray_morgan12d ago

Wait, they called them free speech lawns?