“Sometimes, it takes something drastic for people in power to realize both the need for change and the way to make that change happen,” said Pragmatic. “Without these protests, I doubt we ever would have thought to use our campus’s open space for student housing. But these brave kids showed us that they were not only willing to live in tents, but even excited by the prospect. They built a real community within their encampment, sharing the work and sharing their resources. Frankly, I wish things were as good in many of our more traditional dorms.”
