When walking around campus, one is almost bound to see a student carrying an erasable whiteboard with a variety of messages on it, rotating each day. That student is Santino Martinez-Richardson, who is studying ethnic studies at Colorado State University; he is a nontraditional, returning student with unique methods of protest.
Martinez-Richardson can be found all over campus, quietly walking from class to class toting a whiteboard with a new political message every day. Using his physical sign along with his art and social media, he hopes to spread awareness about the various causes and issues he cares about.
“The sign started as a project that I just did for myself,” Martinez-Richardson said. “I went to the bookstore, bought one of these little cheap signs and started writing messages on it.”…