Chapman University updated its facility use and events policy after the campus encampment in May 2024 in solidarity for Gaza. Now, students are facing the consequences.
Among various changes to the policy, it states, “amplified sound is NOT permitted during weekdays in outdoor areas that could disturb classes, university business or nearby residents of Orange.”
Beginning April 8, five Chapman students were notified they were to have disciplinary hearings with the Office of Student Affairs regarding their use of “amplified sound” and “failure to comply” during the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) campus protest on March 17…