Ohio: Racial tensions–Denison students take over ‘timeout’

by E Wayne Ross on November 9, 2007

The Columbus Dispatch: Denison students take over ‘timeout’

Angry Denison University students blasted the school’s administration for trying to limit student speech yesterday during a forum about race and discrimination issues on campus.

Nearly 1,800 students had gathered in the Mitchell Center for a campuswide “timeout” sponsored by student groups and the faculty to talk about issues spurred by several recent incidents. When Denison President Dale Knobel tried to limit discussion so that classes could resume, the students refused to leave and lined up at the microphone to object.