At Howard University, students are protesting for better living conditions in dorms. Read our dispatch from campus
from the doors of the administration building, the two sat down with Executive Vice President Tashni Ann Dubroy and President Frederick.
Vines requested that those involved with the protest be granted legal and academic immunity; Frederick said that this was not possible because the decision lies with individual instructors. Yet the Howard Faculty Senate who released a statement in support of students’ right to protest: “We hope there is no consideration of the forced removal of students from Blackburn by security or law enforcement.
Channing Hill and Erica England headed inside of the Armour J. Blackburn Center with Rev. Jesse Jackson on Sunday, Oct. 31, after Sunday’s Chapel service.Political and civil rights leaders have also lobbied in support of those occupying Blackburn. Jesse Jackson, Cory Booker, and Ayanna Pressley have each gone inside to speak with protestors. Jackson even hosted a town hall for parents, faculty and students to attend to gain clarity on what has occurred.
The university has announced that the protest caused them to lay off Sodexo employees who worked in the building’s cafeteria. However, the Office of Campus Life is still operating out of the building. They have not said if students will be issued a refund for their dining plan due to the cafeteria’s closure.
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