If you’ve been following the news, you’ve probably seen the evolving story about the student protests at Columbia University that led to an administrative crackdown and arrests. As often happens in cases like this, the crackdown did little to quell the protests. Quite the opposite. The students returned, and the protest has spread to universities across the U.S. as students show reciprocal solidarity. It’s an oft-repeated rhyme of history, that aggressive response to isolated uprisings often serve as publicity for those efforts and only grow them.
Protests in a time of media abundance
Protests in a time of media abundance
Protests in a time of media abundance
If you’ve been following the news, you’ve probably seen the evolving story about the student protests at Columbia University that led to an administrative crackdown and arrests. As often happens in cases like this, the crackdown did little to quell the protests. Quite the opposite. The students returned, and the protest has spread to universities across the U.S. as students show reciprocal solidarity. It’s an oft-repeated rhyme of history, that aggressive response to isolated uprisings often serve as publicity for those efforts and only grow them.