Shortly after noon, university police were called in to ask the protesters to move forward, leaving more room for people to leave and enter the library. We want to be supportive of the protest. Although protesters refused to move forward, university police eventually left without making any arrests. This is freedom of speech. One organizer explained the aims of the impromptu demonstration.
Discrimination still does exist.
To pass a law that pretends that it doesn't is really shortsighted. But as groups of students walked by Powell between classes only a handful stopped to read the banner and listen to the speeches. Hurrying to his next class, Asian-American microbiology student Darren Brown didn't even glance twice at the banner. I don't really care that much. Mike Minick, a graduate student in computer science agreed.