Law enforcement officers stand guard as they dismantle an encampment by pro-Palestinian students at the University of Texas at Dallas’ Chess Plaza on May 1, 2024, in Richardson. More than a dozen protesters were arrested.The horrific complexity that is Gaza calls for teach-ins rather than protests. Amy Gutmann, former president of the University of Pennsylvania, says a university’s main goal is to graduate “students who can act in a well-informed way to benefit society,” and she’s right.
State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, a UT School of Law alum, raised those questions to UT President Jay Hartzell and UT System Chancellor J.B. Milliken by text message on the day of the crackdown. As to why police were called in, Hartzell responded. “They clearly intended to break our protest rules, despite our statements to them that we couldn’t allow them to do so,” he wrote. “I wish we weren’t in this situation.”My first thought when seeing University of Texas student protesters confronted by armed police was Kent State. Observers have reported that the protest was nonviolent. The response by Gov. Greg Abbott to send in state troopers seems an overreaction.
Students need to feel they can peacefully protest. They need to feel they can be heard whether you agree with them or not.Re: “Lines blur on issue of campus speech — Lawmakers flip position amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Texas,” April 27 news story.
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