Student Government Recommends Changes to Handbook’s Protest Policy

Student Government Recommends Changes to Handbook’s Protest Policy

Following the protests against Charles Murray and the disciplinary actions the administration began taking against students involved, the SGA members found it necessary to revisit the wording regarding the right to protest in the handbook. SGA sought to change the college’s ability to discipline students or press charges, specifically, the college could press charges against “disruption” and SGA wanted to protect students’ rights to non-violent protest by specifically stating “violent disruption”. Furthermore, Travis Wayne Sanderson (Community Council Co-Chair) expressed his frustration with the hypocrisy of the disciplinary action taken against the disruption at the Murray protest, as opposed to the lack of disciplinary action taken at the Trump protest labeling the policy as inconsistent and vague.

Volume 115, Number 23

Will DiGravio

The Campus

5/4/2017

Travis Wayne Sanderson

"According to the policy that protests [Nov.1 3 against Donald Trump] could have been defined as disruptive and not designated… there was no enforcement [of the policy]... Given that there was no enforcement of the policy until it was convenient, there’s a problem.”