Take Back Campus

 For once, the idea of getting together in order to achieve a common goal really makes sense to me. Working on the arena issue has really shown me how important coalition is to making social change. Michael Jackson knew that apparently.

 Last night, the ASUO and the Sustianability Coalition sponsored an event called Take Back Campus. It was a student forum about how to regain student control of campus yet again. The Daily Emerald ran an article about the event which covers both the positive and what to me were some negatives. I want to talk about how exciting it was to see that while some people advocate bucking the system that others were excited about working together in order to make sure that student voices were heard. Coalitions have already began emerging from that event. The event, sadly, was framed as a campaign kick off. Whether or not it was, I have no idea. What I know is that it does not matter who sponsored the event. It remains true that students are not heard on campus and that it is time to work together to get back our voice. Even though it is election season does not mean that people have to lose their minds and forget the good work we have done over the past year. 

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