University of Texas Austin Protesters: Threat to Public Order

As a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, I expected to spend last week finishing up projects, studying for exams, and preparing for graduation. However, those plans were thrown into jeopardy when protesters expressed their intent to occupy the South Lawn — the center of campus just south of the iconic UT tower — in solidarity with Gaza, but also with their comrades at Columbia who have forcibly occupied large portions of their campus since April 17.

The UT administration informed them the day before that their planned protest violated school rules and would not be allowed to proceed. Despite these warnings, over 500 protesters assembled on the late morning of Wednesday, April 24, and prepared to march to the South Lawn.

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Jackson Paul

Jackson Paul is a senior studying finance at the University of Texas at Austin. He serves as co-chairman of the UT chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas and co-founded the Texas Horn newspaper.

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As a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, I expected to spend last week finishing up projects, studying for exams, and preparing for graduation. However, those plans were thrown into jeopardy when protesters expressed their intent to occupy the South Lawn — the center of campus just south of the iconic UT tower — in solidarity with Gaza, but also with their comrades at Columbia who have forcibly occupied large portions of their campus since April 17.

The UT administration informed them the day before that their planned protest violated school rules and would not be allowed to proceed. Despite these warnings, over 500 protesters assembled on the late morning of Wednesday, April 24, and prepared to march to the South Lawn.

JP

About the Author

Jackson Paul

Jackson Paul is a senior studying finance at the University of Texas at Austin. He serves as co-chairman of the UT chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas and co-founded the Texas Horn newspaper.