time to write that letter to the editor...

[rootofnewt]

if there was a protest in the stadium, it was not visible to reporters.

an announcer instructed the crowd that all the university's speakers deserve to be treated with respect and that anyone demonstrating or heckling would be subject to expulsion and arrest.

OSU's student newspaper, the lantern>

Comments

[krasota.livejournal.com]

there were state troopers there. that's pretty intense. most universities have their own security, plus rent-a-cops (different uniform, even IF a state trooper was moonlighting. they can't wear state uniforms, normally, if they aren't on the job FOR the state that second) at the MOST for a commencement ceremony. and the students were already standing, turning around wouldn't be disruptive in that case. it was done at my commencement when some folks objected to the speaker.

Why do you believe that the media would report a planned protest, but then cover up the results?

maybe because i've been at protests with a few hundred people and some newspapers reported that a half dozen individuals showed up. the articles listed the right place and time, too.
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[pained.livejournal.com]

Naturally there were police present. There were secret service people there, too. They're always around when the President makes a public appearance. I doubt it had anything to do with the protest.

I've seen "rallys" that got coverage for several days, even though there weren't enough people to play a full game of basketball. I would really like to talk to a student who was there. Guessing at what and how the liepapers choose to report the "news" seems fruitless at best.

*shrug*