On Friday’s PBS News Hour, new york times Columnist David Brooks notes that things are bad enough at the University of Chicago, even though the school is “pretty tame here compared to a lot of other places,” and the school is concerned about how bad things have become. He said he was sending “somewhat creepy” emails about the incident.
Brooks said, “I’m teaching at the University of Chicago this semester, and our school’s encampment is a few hundred yards from here. And the university had a very clear policy that I… We respect your right to express your opinion, but we do not allow you to make our campus violent, we do not intend for you to disrupt our campus, and we You can disrupt learning without disrupting campus. And today, President Paul Alivisatos sent an email to everyone in the community saying we celebrate your right to speak out. Unfortunately, the students were disruptive. They took down the Israeli sign. They silenced the campus. They disrupted learning on campus. And he sent out a bit of a creepy email. And I have to say, compared to a lot of other places, things are pretty tame here. I mean, Americans are supportive. What they don’t support is what looks like anarchy. So I think if the protests continue to change direction, there could be some pretty serious repercussions. And that’s why Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is speaking out, trying to distance himself from the activities of the protesters.”
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