Liberty and Protest: Vandalism on Campus

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Earlier this month, an incident on University of Minnesota’s campus illustrated just how the current state of affairs rouses strong feelings on both sides of the campaign line. During the U’s annual “Paint the Bridge” event, where student groups on campus paint murals to demonstrate their mission and promote their community, the College Republicans caused quite an uproar. Their mural read “Build the Wall,” next to a banner advocating for Trump/Pence 2016. Within 24 hours, members of students groups promoting multiculturalism spray painted over the mural with the message “Stop White Supremacy,” an act considered by many authorities on campus, including President Eric Kaler, to be vandalism.

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