<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Students Occupy Fanning for the Fourth Time in Connecticut College History </title> <atom:link href="https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/</link> <description>Connecticut College's independent student newspaper</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 13:47:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1</generator> <item> <title> By: Parent </title> <link>https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307605</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Parent]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 13:47:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecollegevoice.org/?p=25253#comment-307605</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just went on a tour yesterday with my son, of course read the paper article while waiting for the tour. On the tour saw remanence of the protest along with hand written signs. My son was impressed with the school, including the student and teacher involvement, but I have to say as a parent, I was sad to see students needing to go to these lengths. I hope the students get what they need.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just went on a tour yesterday with my son, of course read the paper article while waiting for the tour. On the tour saw remanence of the protest along with hand written signs. My son was impressed with the school, including the student and teacher involvement, but I have to say as a parent, I was sad to see students needing to go to these lengths. I hope the students get what they need.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: :) </title> <link>https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307301</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[:)]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:14:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecollegevoice.org/?p=25253#comment-307301</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307263">Losing Patience</a>. Golly gosh it sure is rude when people are protesting. It’s almost like that’s the point of protesting. Civility politics is the tool of the oppressors. Solidarity forever <3]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307263">Losing Patience</a>.</p> <p>Golly gosh it sure is rude when people are protesting. It’s almost like that’s the point of protesting. Civility politics is the tool of the oppressors. Solidarity forever <3</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: :) </title> <link>https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307300</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[:)]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:10:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecollegevoice.org/?p=25253#comment-307300</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307260">Sane Student</a>. Lame student]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307260">Sane Student</a>.</p> <p>Lame student</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Bomboclat </title> <link>https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307284</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bomboclat]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:43:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecollegevoice.org/?p=25253#comment-307284</guid> <description><![CDATA[Get that witch out!!!! She’s so evil. Happy to see students taking matters into their own hands.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get that witch out!!!! She’s so evil. Happy to see students taking matters into their own hands.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Student in Solidarity </title> <link>https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307265</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Student in Solidarity]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:28:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecollegevoice.org/?p=25253#comment-307265</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307263">Losing Patience</a>. It is unfair for you to cite a few reckless students' actions and claim that they are the actions of the majority. As a participant in last night's distraction, the vast majority of us were driving carefully or remained in parking lots. There will always be a few people who take a movement too far and do not align with the actions of the majority—I urge you to focus on the actions of the majority and recognize that last night's actions were solely intended to assist our peers attempting to occupy buildings.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307263">Losing Patience</a>.</p> <p>It is unfair for you to cite a few reckless students’ actions and claim that they are the actions of the majority. As a participant in last night’s distraction, the vast majority of us were driving carefully or remained in parking lots. There will always be a few people who take a movement too far and do not align with the actions of the majority—I urge you to focus on the actions of the majority and recognize that last night’s actions were solely intended to assist our peers attempting to occupy buildings.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Losing Patience </title> <link>https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307263</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Losing Patience]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:08:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecollegevoice.org/?p=25253#comment-307263</guid> <description><![CDATA[If some students feel this is a cause worth protesting, then by all means protest. I have no problem with that as long as it is non-violent and doesn't affect other students' abilities to attend classes and learn. However, you cannot hide behind the "we want the best for Conn College" motto if folks are driving on sidewalks, damaging property, breaking into buildings, pulling fire alarms. That is not fair to campus security and if that is in fact the case, you will lose a lot of support for this cause.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If some students feel this is a cause worth protesting, then by all means protest. I have no problem with that as long as it is non-violent and doesn’t affect other students’ abilities to attend classes and learn. However, you cannot hide behind the “we want the best for Conn College” motto if folks are driving on sidewalks, damaging property, breaking into buildings, pulling fire alarms. That is not fair to campus security and if that is in fact the case, you will lose a lot of support for this cause.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Proud Parent </title> <link>https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307262</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Proud Parent]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:56:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecollegevoice.org/?p=25253#comment-307262</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307260">Sane Student</a>. "Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." A quote from the late Senator John Lewis]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307260">Sane Student</a>.</p> <p>“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”<br /> A quote from the late Senator John Lewis</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Sane Student </title> <link>https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307260</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sane Student]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:57:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecollegevoice.org/?p=25253#comment-307260</guid> <description><![CDATA[I guess you decided to omit the fact that they were pulling fire alarms, driving recklessly almost hitting students, driving on sidewalks and the green, and breaking into buildings (other than fanning). You are lucky no one got seriously injured. Classic one side journalism]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess you decided to omit the fact that they were pulling fire alarms, driving recklessly almost hitting students, driving on sidewalks and the green, and breaking into buildings (other than fanning). You are lucky no one got seriously injured. Classic one side journalism</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Cheron Morris </title> <link>https://thecollegevoice.org/2023/02/27/students-occupy-fanning-for-the-fourth-time-in-connecticut-college-history/comment-page-1/#comment-307258</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cheron Morris]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:48:20 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://thecollegevoice.org/?p=25253#comment-307258</guid> <description><![CDATA[I woke up this morning to a message that the Fanning administration building has been taken over by students once again. Wow! I participated in the 1986 Fanning Takeover and never thought that students would need to go to such drastic measures, AGAIN, to effect change. Shame on the President of the college and the BOT for their lack of self-awareness regarding the needs of the students. Give the people what they want- MEANINGFUL CHANGE.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I woke up this morning to a message that the Fanning administration building has been taken over by students once again. Wow! I participated in the 1986 Fanning Takeover and never thought that students would need to go to such drastic measures, AGAIN, to effect change. Shame on the President of the college and the BOT for their lack of self-awareness regarding the needs of the students. Give the people what they want- MEANINGFUL CHANGE.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>