Priyashah Thapa, NW Campus
“Yes, I think so. … There are so many instances that I could tell you, because I come from Nepal, I am not originally from the U.S. If you look at my country right now, there’s so much that happened over the past couple months that turned around our entire government, and it started with a small protest. Now, we have an entire government body that’s formed with people that are so important and so rightfully there. We have structural engineers, we have doctors, nurses taking on those political positions instead of people who are unqualified and just there based off of power and misuse of power. … So I think it is very effective.”
Sharif Oniru, South Campus
“Protesting can be effective, but it depends on how much those in power actually value public opinion. At the very least, it shows that people are willing to speak out and can pressure leaders to think twice.”
Cameron K. Wilcox, NE Campus
“Well, with a lot of the things going on in the nation today, I think that it’s very effective because it gets the masses together so that they can be one voice. … If you see here, you have freedom of speech, and with that you have the freedom to assemble. That’s very powerful in our constitution, so to utilize that, it’s a very powerful tool.”
Alex Harrison, South Campus
“I don’t think protesting is effective. People see it, then move on with their day. The people with power aren’t affected by it, so they don’t care and if they don’t care nothing changes.”
