It's a hard environment for univ presidents - who are under fire from GOP officials for protest response.

But not UT-Austin's prez who is being hailed by the right - while his favor with his own students, faculty takes a hit.
Zach Despart Pooja Salhotra

texastribune.org/2024/05/02/jay…

New: The Fox 7 photojournalist arrested at the UT protest last week was booked back into the Travis County Jail again today, charged with two misdemeanors - assault and interference with public duties.

From DPS:

At least 194 children were groomed or sexually abused by police officers through the Boy Scouts-run 'Explorer' program that helps kids 'learn about policing,' per the The Marshall Project
themarshallproject.org/2024/05/01/pol…

Student journalists at WKCR-FM NY reporting that NYPD threatened arrest of student journalists and Columbia Journalism School Dean jelani cobb for leaving the Pulitzer Hall journalism department building for a better view of activity on the campus lawn

Security guards hired by UCLA retreated and hid inside a building last night as counter-protesters attacked a pro-Palestine encampment.

They refused to let anyone else inside, including UCLA student journalists covering the events, Daily Bruin reports:
dailybruin.com/2024/05/01/pro…

Organizers have postponed this protest until May 5

We shook our heads at all the people staying in that toxicity and even defending it. But seldom did we reckon with why.

We mainly just chalked it up to sheeple. But Driscoll was popular because he spoke optimism to brokenness. +

The same is true here of MacArthur. This is appealing to people because it has an answer to inconsolable things. If that stuff isn’t “real” then it means given the right formula you won’t have the struggle. +

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This bike lock is/was available for sale on campus via Columbia's Public Safety department under their 'Crime Prevention Discount Bike, Locker and Laptop Lock Program'.

See their flier with a discount here: publicsafety.columbia.edu/sites/default/…