Parking Lot Assumptions

The parking lots of college campus shows the diversity of the students through their use of bumper stickers dotting their cars. Pictures of favorite sports teams, activities, and states do more than just decorate, they reveal the person that owns the car. Their beliefs, their likes, their sense of humor. Some cars have limited decals, only admitting the owners love for the broncos and very apparent love for colorado. How would one know? The bronco head stands out on the black widow, with the orange and blue like a beacon across the parking lot, the highway, or side street the car may be on. The colorado flag and high school stickers show a direct affiliation of Colorado, and who would place a sticker of a state on a car if they hated it? Another car was spotted with limited rearview sight due to the overwhelming amount of stickers. The sheer number reveals the persons acceptance for what they love and who they are. Quotes and symbols from the Harry Potter series makes it apparent the owner has a love for the Rowling novels. Other bumper stickers are focused on the interests of the individual, showing a love for dance, Austin, Texas, and Wahoo's. None of the cars spotted had any political affiliations on them, maybe due to the fact many college students do not hold strong political views yet, so there is no need to advertise what one does not have. Overall the cars seen showed personality and diversity through the use of bumper stickers

In "Open Letter to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi", student Nathan Brown addresses the actions of UC Davis' Chancellor in regard to the police brutality during a student protest. The problem started when fees at the school rose and students took to the campus to hold a peaceful protest. The Chancellor Linda sent police out to the protest where they assaulted and pepper sprayed students and staff. Nathan Brown writes of his disapproval of Linda's actions. After addressing what had a larger effect upon the safety of the UC students, a peaceful protest or pepper spraying students and staff he states towards Linda "Your words express concern for the safety of our students. Your actions express no concern whatsoever for the safety of our students (Brown 127). Brown closes the letter by stating multiple times he is calling for Linda's resignation due to the effects of her actions.