Students Protest Nomination of Republican Senator as University President: ‘Danger for Our University’

UNKNOWN 1 Angry I ░░░░░░░░ really angry UNKNOWN 2 ░░░░░░░░ is just too divisive ░░░░░░░░ will fracture the UF ░░░░░░░░ here UNKNOWN 3 How ░░░░░░░░ the senator fully support ░░░░░░░░ faculty staff students and ░░░░░░░░ who are in same ░░░░░░░░ relationships and marriages given ░░░░░░░░ prior comments against those ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN 4 I think ░░░░░░░░ he lacks the experience ░░░░░░░░ lead a university as ░░░░░░░░ and prestigious as the ░░░░░░░░ of Florida UNKNOWN 5 ░░░░░░░░ know not a high ░░░░░░░░ individual His views are ░░░░░░░░ right wing really far ░░░░░░░░ really kind of an ░░░░░░░░ right guy UNKNOWN 1 ░░░░░░░░ students leftist students are ░░░░░░░░ opposed to this and ░░░░░░░░ it might be a ░░░░░░░░ for our university PROTESTER ░░░░░░░░ are here not just ░░░░░░░░ protest the oppressive views ░░░░░░░░ UF s sole presidential ░░░░░░░░ but to demand more ░░░░░░░░ our top five universities ░░░░░░░░ 1 Ben Sasse is ░░░░░░░░ the record anti gay ░░░░░░░░ anti transgender people and ░░░░░░░░ abortion He poses a ░░░░░░░░ to all our students ░░░░░░░░ may be queer or ░░░░░░░░ men UNKNOWN 2 He ░░░░░░░░ celebrated the overturning of ░░░░░░░░ v Wade UNKNOWN 3 ░░░░░░░░ I m concerned about ░░░░░░░░ past comments on climate ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN 4 I m ░░░░░░░░ Wyoming which is like ░░░░░░░░ next to Nebraska similar ░░░░░░░░ environments For me it ░░░░░░░░ a huge cultural shock ░░░░░░░░ to Florida I bet ░░░░░░░░ him it s going ░░░░░░░░ be pretty shocking as ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN 1 He poses ░░░░░░░░ threat to taking away ░░░░░░░░ essential healthcare and to ░░░░░░░░ away our essential rights ░░░░░░░░ being discriminatory on campus ░░░░░░░░ 2 He continues to ░░░░░░░░ people and not unite ░░░░░░░░ 6 How diverse this ░░░░░░░░ is politically and just ░░░░░░░░ know population wise It ░░░░░░░░ t really reflect you ░░░░░░░░ Nebraska is mostly white ░░░░░░░░ This state has a ░░░░░░░░ population of Latino black ░░░░░░░░ population UNKNOWN 7 I ░░░░░░░░ concerned that he s ░░░░░░░░ politician and he was ░░░░░░░░ president of a private ░░░░░░░░ affiliated school and we ░░░░░░░░ a very diverse public ░░░░░░░░ across the country and ░░░░░░░░ m concerned that he ░░░░░░░░ t represent the majority ░░░░░░░░ the students and their ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN 1 I m ░░░░░░░░ that it might be ░░░░░░░░ harder for students at ░░░░░░░░ to get an abortion ░░░░░░░░ Say it loud say ░░░░░░░░ clear CROWD Ben Sasse ░░░░░░░░ t welcome here PROTESTER ░░░░░░░░ it loud say it ░░░░░░░░ CROWD Ben Sasse isn ░░░░░░░░ welcome here UNKNOWN 1 ░░░░░░░░ this goes through I ░░░░░░░░ not going to be ░░░░░░░░ to be a Gator ░░░░░░░░ I m worried that ░░░░░░░░ might affect our rankings ░░░░░░░░ 4 Depending on I ░░░░░░░░ how he performs as ░░░░░░░░ I could be ashamed ░░░░░░░░ 2 I think that ░░░░░░░░ s been clear for ░░░░░░░░ while now that Governor ░░░░░░░░ and the Florida legislature ░░░░░░░░ to destroy public education ░░░░░░░░ this is just another ░░░░░░░░ So frankly the way ░░░░░░░░ has behaved over the ░░░░░░░░ year year and a ░░░░░░░░ has already made me ░░░░░░░░ to be a Florida ░░░░░░░░ STUDENTS chanting Hey hey ░░░░░░░░ ho Ben Sasse has ░░░░░░░░ to go Hey hey ░░░░░░░░ ho Ben Sasse has ░░░░░░░░ to go Hey hey ░░░░░░░░ ho Ben Sasse has ░░░░░░░░ to go Hey hey ░░░░░░░░ ho Ben Sasse has ░░░░░░░░ to go SASSE student ░░░░░░░░ to be the ones ░░░░░░░░ raise their hands all ░░░░░░░░ time to ask the ░░░░░░░░ We have tons of ░░░░░░░░ that shows STUDENTS chanting ░░░░░░░░ hey hey ho Ben ░░░░░░░░ has got to go ░░░░░░░░ hey hey ho Ben ░░░░░░░░ has got to go ░░░░░░░░ hey hey ho Ben ░░░░░░░░ has got to go ░░░░░░░░ 1 I m worried ░░░░░░░░ will gave more ammunition ░░░░░░░░ people on campus who ░░░░░░░░ be discriminatory who might ░░░░░░░░ bigots more ammunition they ░░░░░░░░ have more backing behind ░░░░░░░░ from the administration And ░░░░░░░░ m worried that this ░░░░░░░░ like impact funding for ░░░░░░░░ wing organizations and organizations ░░░░░░░░ minority UNKNOWN 2 I ░░░░░░░░ very much about the ░░░░░░░░ marginalized on campus and ░░░░░░░░ or not they ll ░░░░░░░░ like UF is still ░░░░░░░░ safe space for them ░░░░░░░░ 6 I don t ░░░░░░░░ I guess we ll ░░░░░░░░ to wait and see ░░░░░░░░ I mean I m ░░░░░░░░ to see what he ░░░░░░░░ to say so I ░░░░░░░░ still able to be ░░░░░░░░ over UNKNOWN 7 I ░░░░░░░░ not sure I think ░░░░░░░░ definitely brings different ideas ░░░░░░░░ energy that we haven ░░░░░░░░ seen from our president ░░░░░░░░ 4 And I definitely ░░░░░░░░ he will have a ░░░░░░░░ impact on the campus ░░░░░░░░ I feel that a ░░░░░░░░ of marginalized groups on ░░░░░░░░ will feel less safe ░░░░░░░░ less secure STUDENTS chanting ░░░░░░░░ hey hey ho Ben ░░░░░░░░ has got to go ░░░░░░░░ hey hey ho Ben ░░░░░░░░ has got to go ░░░░░░░░ hey hey ho Ben ░░░░░░░░ has got to go!”