by Simone E., Editor-in-Chief
As I was walking down Cardiac Hill one day, I saw something interesting. I’m sure you all know about the “Chalkening.” To briefly catch you up, a few years ago, an SGA senator chalked some provocative political language, i.e. the drawing of the “wall” that Trump wants to build, and being that she was supposed to represent the student body, many students were alarmed and offended. Additionally, after the incident, students chalked “Black Lives Matter” in the same place and that was immediately erased. This was also controversial. It’s been almost two years since the Chalkening, but when I was casually walking to my class, I looked around and saw chalk on the stairs with sayings such as “pro-right,” “right to life,” and “abortion is wrong.” The person that drew my attention to the chalk, though, was wearing a suit, had a bucket of water and a mop, and was at the bottom of Cardiac Hill seemingly mopping the stairs. After asking him what he was doing, he responded with, “I’m not going to let someone tell women what to do with their bodies,” as he was getting rid of the chalk. So, what is free speech on this campus? There is currently a policy that prohibits chalk on campus without express permission from the University. I’m wondering if, whoever chalked the pro-right abortion propaganda, got permission from the University. And if they got permission, is it an infringement upon their rights if the student began mopping it up without permission of the students who chalked it in the first place? What is the answer to these questions? I don’t think there will be an answer for awhile; however, I do think that we, as students, have to continue to question these things. We have to work to educate ourselves so we that can be sure of what we believe. We need to know what free speech means to us, individually.
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