Clemson students, faculty and community members participated in an on-campus, silent protest on Oct. 8 following the University’s firing of three faculty members.
Participants were stationed at various locations around campus with their mouths taped, along with signs that read, “Without education there is no freedom” and “free speech.” The tape was intended to symbolize a fear of being silenced by government policies and University actions.
Allison Curl, a senior biosystems engineering major at Clemson and the primary planner of the protest, told The Tiger that the goals of the protest were to spread awareness and stand up for the rights of staff and students…