Saturday, June 16, 2007

Pictures From Our Occupation And Being Kick Out

Students throwing up the 'peace sign' after 56 hours of occupying the President's office. This picture was taken about fifteen minutes before DePaul backed out of their promise to allow the students to stay "as long as they needed to make their point". I guess DePaul figures that 56 hours is more than enough time to make a point and they legitimized this point by threatening suspension and/or expulsion.

The tapped together sign from the conference room window. You could see this clearly from the street and DePaul administrators worried and forced the students to take down the sign.

The dean of students telling the students to leave.

The Chicago Police officer that DePaul called to kick us out and to intimidate not only the students but also the faculty and alumni. During conversations about leaving the President's office, the concern of police force was on par with the concern of expulsion. DePaul accomplished their goal of scaring the students away. DePaul students move the protest outside after being refused reentry to the building.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

History as always been this way few pay w/their blood,sweat and tears and the rest just enjoy the fruits. Be stead fast, God be with you are my heros if I didnt have two kids to support I'd quit my job and join you guys.

Anonymous said...

The university has made its decision. Stop whining and go back to class. You are free to depart. You are free to attend another university. The professor is free to go elsewhere.

It is thus.

Tenure is a privilege, not a right of every professor. The university has made its decision.

Anonymous said...

Hasn't his work shown to be full of holes and factual mis-representations.

The university has many other fine teachers. Do you protest for every one that is denied tenure?

Of course not. Perhaps your actions are personal? Perhaps your actions are political?

The university acted as it saw fit, as it the duty of the committe.

Anonymous said...

obviously the actions were political. so what? that doesn't make it not right.

 
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