#student-activism

#student-activism

Commodore Sloat officials say they received handwritten letters from students asking the school to reduce plastic waste -- and school leaders listened. In partnership with Revolution Foods, the school has switched to compostable trays. "It's good for the environment because it can be composted instead in the trash," said teacher Raphael Hitzke. "It's amazing for 10- to 11-year-olds to be heard and having their voices heard. They're our future. They have brand new ideas. We need to listen to them."

Hettinger's mounting discomfort with US higher education led her last spring to Class Action, a two-year-old grassroots network of students and recent graduates promoting a critique of elite institutions' contributions to an increasingly divided American society. At times, the group's criticism echoes the one exploited by Trump in his campaign to reshape US higher education to fit his ideological agenda.

When he first learned that federal agents had detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil in the lobby of his university housing complex, Jameel Jaffer knew he was in for a fight. Jaffer is the director of a Columbia-affiliated institute devoted to the defense of the first amendment, and Khalil, a green card holder, had been a fixture at the pro-Palestinian encampments on campus. Months earlier, Jaffer's organization had hosted a symposium about the free speech rights of noncitizens.

Concerned about the amount of waste and use of nonrenewable items in school cafeterias, some Bay Area students and school districts have initiated changes toward more sustainable practices. In response to students' requests to be more eco-friendly, the Campbell Union School District has increased recycling efforts and is taking steps to reduce plastic waste. The district also plans to offer compostable utensils and large condiment dispensers in lieu of individual condiment packets.

"This legal victory reaffirms our protected rights to protest and speak out against the US-Israeli genocide of Palestinians - and we will keep exercising those rights," said Daniela Colombi, a UMD SJP member.

US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced the United States will sell US-made arms to Ukraine, marking a shift from Trump's previous stance against transferring weapons.

"We won't tell you what you should do not because we don't know [what you should do], but because you do. The people should be guided by their conscience."

If ever there was a moment that demands civil disobedience, it is the hour of genocide. We walk in the footsteps of earlier Stanford students who occupied this same plaza to end the Vietnam War and later to force partial divestment from apartheid South Africa. Now that baton passes to us. On October 20, 2023, Stanford students built the nation's first Gaza‑solidarity encampment.

In April, 13 OSU students had their visas revoked, with no reinstatement yet, highlighting an alarming trend in how universities manage student activism.

Brown is charging me for misrepresentation - for saying I am affiliated with the Brown Spectator... I did not violate any provisions of the IT policy.

"Student conduct decisions are, and have always been, made independently and are completely unrelated to any comments by Councilor Green or other external political statements."

"Relocating the exhibition to a more secure location will enable us to prioritize the safety of staff and student employees of Carr Haus..."

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish PhD student, was arrested for co-authoring an op-ed describing the situation in Gaza as genocide, sparking debates over academic freedom.