Student Assembly President Patrick Kuehl ’24, S.A. Vice President Claire Ting ’25 and Student Trustee J.P. Swenson ’25 critiqued the University’s Interim Expressive Activity Policy in a Feb. 15 meeting with Vice President of University Relations Joel Malina and Vice President and General Counsel Donica Varner. He said that the Feb. 8 protesters were punished for amplified sound, though prior protests have also used megaphones and other sound amplification devices. Rezaka also criticized the restrictions on time, location and amplified sound. Suraj Parikh ’24, S.A. vice president of external affairs, criticized the administration for issuing the Expressive Activity Policy during the Freedom of Expression theme year. Parikh also mentioned the possibility of holding a referendum during the Spring elections to get the student body to vote on the administration’s expressive activity statement.

Source: Daily Sun February 19, 2024 07:31 UTC