Retired UNO professor stages protest against regents' new freedom of expression policy
By Rick Ruggles
Retired professor Sam Walker staged a one-man protest Monday against the University of Nebraska Board of Regents' new freedom of expression policy.
Walker, a longtime University of Nebraska at Omaha criminal justice professor, stood in front of a UNO classroom building in a light snow holding a sign that read: "Ban AR-15s." His protest was much less about assault weapons than it was about a regents policy that requires NU campuses to create "designated public forum areas."
A rough draft of UNO's statement suggests that its public forum areas be the Pep Bowl, the plaza south of Milo Bail Student Center, the Mammel Hall plaza and a couple of other spots.
Walker, 75, said limiting public forums at UNO to a few areas is "unconstitutional and a violation of the First Amendment." People should be able to demonstrate where they wish as long as they don't interrupt classes, performances and other activities, he said.
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Retired professor Sam Walker staged a one-man protest Monday at the University of Nebraska at Omaha against the University of Nebraska Board of Regents' new freedom of expression policy.
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