Students and faculty gathered on Memorial Lawn with tape covering their mouths to symbolize that Chapman’s policies are restricting free speech on campus.
On April 30, a week after the last protest, students and faculty once again gathered at Memorial Lawn to show their discontent with decisions made by the Chapman administration. This time their demand was simple: protecting free speech at Chapman.
“In the aftermath of the protest (to protect diversity, equity and inclusion), several of the speakers were charged by the university for violating the student code of conduct,” said a freshman peace studies major who asked to remain anonymous. “So what we’re protesting (against) is that code of conduct that those students were charged under.”…