‘It’s silencing us’: UMD student groups criticize interim chalking policy
Members of this university’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter claimed the policy is an attempt to silence their messaging on campus.
UMD’s interim chalking policy restricts free expression and won’t prevent hate speech
We cannot let our sidewalks lay bare. We must use them to spread our message.
UMD sexual assault awareness group’s chalk messages met with mixed reactions
The majority of feedback the organization received from students, including survivors of sexual assault, was that the messages hurt or affected them.