Well, they did it again. After protesters hijacked HMB last week and seeing how it wasn't going anywhere after 5 days of being holed up in HMB they decided to hijack the whole campus instead by blocking the entrances this early morning.
First they hijacked HMB, alienating students who supported the protest but wanted to continue with their education. They were (and still are) especially disappointed with this kind of tactic. Especially during mid-term week. But, hey, no problem some of them say. Get the professors to teach outdoors or transfer to another building to take classes. This isn't as simple as it sounds. And now they've hijacked the whole campus, effectively putting a stop on outdoor teaching in the breezy Autumn air. So, faculty, staff, students, graduates and doctoral students can't get in to continue with their education or do their work. And this was not FSSA's wishes to see this happen but of course one cannot control splinter groups.
What protesters do not understand is that they are already losing their support from their own supporters in the first place. Remember, this isn't DPN where virtually 98% of the campus population supported the protest outright from day one. There was already a 75% support in the beginning but that has been eroded down to probably 60%. See the latest poll so far (and you can still cast your vote if you haven't done so). Over the last 4 days it has dropped from 73% down to 63%.
Here's a new poll for all you supporters of the protest on campus:
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