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Speech policy at UVA is tested every time a speaker arrives, a protest forms, or a student says the wrong thing. We report on how the University responds when it is tested.

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Pro-Palestinian Protestors to Jim Ryan Administration: BS

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Pro-Palestinian protestors erected tents last night at their "liberation zone for Gaza" near the University of Virginia chapel in defiance of orders to take them down. The administration's immediate response: engage in dialogue.</p>
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Pro-Palestinian Protests are Petering Out

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the Grounds of the University of Virginia showed signs of losing enthusiasm, even as organizers demanded that the administration divest investments from Israel and cut off all ties with Israeli universities.</p>
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At UVA, One Pro-Palestinian Protest Disperses, a Second Persists

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">While the Grounds remained orderly, there were some darker undercurrents.</p>
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Amid Arrests on Other Campuses, Tensions Mount at UVA

<p class="sqsrte-small" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Virginia Governer Youngkin: "We’re not going to have encampments and tents put up and yes, we will protect the ability to peacefully express yourself, but we’re not going to have the kind of hate speech and intimidation we’re seeing across the country in Virginia."</p>

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Virginia Tech Cleans Up Encampment, UVA Faces Similar Test

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Virginia Tech arrested two dozen or more students Sunday night while dispersing an "encampment" similar to other anti-Israeli protests spreading around the country, according to media reports. University of Virginia President Jim Ryan likely will face a similar test.</p>

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