Sophomore Carrie Hickman, majoring in animal science, was one of two student representatives of the UW-RF team at the workshop. She believes in a pro-active approach on the part of the students. There will be a domino effect. You have to push people to have them rethink your values. It's easier to react if you're not expressing your views.
Life is too short to be angry all the time.
Let people know that's how you feel. Speaking specifically about the National Coming Out Day hostility last fall, Lisha McLean, a junior majoring in speech comunication, said she ranks student involvement as a high level response to hate speech. Students doing it themselves meant more. It shows a lot more coming from the students than the faculty. It's a stronger response.