The influx of student activism ignited discussion over the University’s open expression guidelines, which are intended to protect free speech on campus. In March, they demonstrated outside a Board of Trustees meeting, calling on the University to cut all ties with the proposed arena’s developers. Students for the Preservation of Chinatown, a coalition of college students in the Philadelphia area, marched across Penn’s campus in November to protest the development. Students also organized in opposition to the proposed Philadelphia 76ers arena near Chinatown. FFP stormed the field during Penn’s Homecoming football game against Yale, interrupting play for over an hour and leading to 19 arrests. They demanded that the University divest from fossil fuels, commit to preserving the UC Townhomes, and make payments in lieu of taxes to Philadelphia public schools. Fossil Free Penn members camped out on College Green for over five weeks in the fall.
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