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The University of Florida has been in the news for its firm stance against demonstrations on campus, particularly those supporting Hamas terrorists.
In a nationwide wave, University proteststhe administration issued stern warnings about the boundaries of freedom of expression under the First Amendment, drawing a clear line between permissible speech and conduct deemed disruptive or harmful.
President Ben Sasse, who has already drawn praise from conservatives for controversially firing the university's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) staff, has taken another bold step, drawing both praise and criticism. There is.
The administration's blunt warning explained its rules as follows:
Permitted activities
- speech
- express a point of view
- holding a sign in hand
Prohibited matters and acts
- No amplified sound
- Demonstrations prohibited inside the building
- No trash allowed
- No Camping
- can not sleep
- No unmanned signs
- don't block the exit
- Prohibition of building structures (chairs, stakes, benches, tables)
- Camping, including tents, sleeping bags, pillows, etc., is prohibited.
- No interruption
- no threats
- prohibition of violence
- no weapons
- Any other items and/or activities deemed by University officials to be non-compliant with policies and regulations.
- Consequences of non-compliance
Individuals found responsible for engaging in prohibited activities will be banned from campus.
- The student will be sentenced to trespassing and suspended for three years.
- Employees will be trespassed and separated from employment.
This direct approach is a departure from the tumultuous scenes observed in other prestigious institutions where pro-Hamas activities have caused significant unrest. Instead of engaging law enforcement or making mass arrests, the university has chosen to rely on clearly communicating the rules and the consequences of violations.
The university's Young Socialists of America (YDSA) chapter has vocally opposed this new rule. They expressed their anger on social media, claiming the new regulations were „draconian“ and intended to crush their „liberated zones“.
BREAKING: University of Florida students chose to destroy the camp after being given documentation of permitted and prohibited activities and items.
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At another Florida university, Florida State University, fed up students helped give Pro-Hamas agitators a much-needed sprinkler shower.
Members of Students for a Democratic Society in Tallahassee set up an encampment on Landis Green to protest Israel's just action against Hamas.Other localities organizationFreedom Road Socialist Organization, Tallahassee Community Action Committee and Tallahassee Opposition were also reportedly involved in the protest.
However, due to university regulations prohibiting camping on university grounds, campus police forced them to remove the tent, which had been set up on a grassy area for just five minutes before dawn. according to Tallahassee Democratic Party.
“Florida State University, as an institution, welcomes free inquiry, diversity of thought, and rigorous debate,” said FSU spokeswoman Amy Farnham-Patronis. Said outlet. “However, these expressions must comply with university regulations and the law.”
During the protest, the sprinklers came on unexpectedly while the students were protesting, leaving them drenched. The agitators claimed that the university intentionally let them depart to deter them from protesting.