Protesters are now in the second floor ballroom where Ben Sasse was. Ben Sasse’s moderated forum to meet with students, hundreds have gathered protesting Sasse as the sole finalist in UF’s presidential search, citing his previous public statements on same-sex marriage and the search sealed from the public among reasons. Sasse was selected behind closed doors since legislature took these decisions out of sunshine this year. “… rotesters streamed into the ballroom after the student forum concluded and Sasse and Student Body President and moderator Lauren Lemasters left the room - 15 minutes ahead of schedule.”īen Sasse trying to talk over student protestors outside. Sasse attempted to persevere by answering moderated questions, but the shouts began to drown out his responses,” the newspaper added. “’Hey hey, ho ho, Ben Sasse has got to go,’ they thundered. UF administrators and police stood stone-faced outside the ballroom, Emerson Hall echoing from the slams of dozens of fists on the solid wooden doors to the ballroom,” the Alligator student newspaper reported. “After just ten minutes protesting outside, around 300 protestors moved up the staircase of Emerson Alumni Hall to the second floor. Demonstrators held signs with slogans such as “drain our swamp,” “Sasse sucks ass” and “Gaytors against Sasse.” The protest was organized by a cadre of left-leaning student groups on campus such as the College Democrats and Young Democratic Socialists of America. The College Fix on Facebook The College Fix on Twitter The College Fix on Reddit The College Fix on Parler Share on EmailĪ large swarm of students stormed a campus building Monday afternoon at the University of Florida to protest Republican Senator Ben Sasse as the sole UF presidential candidate, a demonstration so rowdy it reportedly led to the early ending of a Q&A the politician was engaged in with students as part of the hiring process.
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