CSU Reinstates Free Speech Policy Following Protests
Colorado State University (CSU) has reinstated its free speech policy after a week of protests. The policy, which allowed for expression on campus, including chalking on the Lory Student Center Plaza, was rescinded for two months without the university community's knowledge.
CSU senior Amber Wright expressed her concerns about the policy change by drawing "RIP Free Speech" in bright orange letters on the plaza, accompanied by arrows pointing to puddles of water. The plaza has long been a hub for free speech and expression at the university.
Chalking on The Plaza has long been an outlet for free speech and expression at the university.
The university's free speech zones are not limited to the plaza, but it is where students most commonly express themselves through chalking, tabling, debating, and messaging.
Author's summary: CSU reinstates free speech policy after protests.