Gallery: Scholar Strike

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On Sept. 8, 2020, students and faculty from around the university gathered in an act of solidarity with those whom have died from police brutality in America. The OCU chapter of the American Association of University Professors provided chalk, so people could write the names of the victims on sidewalks around the quad.

Students and faculty remember those who fell victim to police brutality.
Francesca Savone (dance freshman) participates in the scholar strike on campus by writing BLM
in chalk on the pavement.
Christina Saliga (dance pedagogy junior) writes in chalk on the sidewalk during the scholar strike.
Attendees of the scholar strike write the names of police brutality victims on the sidewalks around the quad.
Interim Provost George Sims participates in the scholar strike.
A student lists victims of police brutality in blue chalk on the sidewalk next to the quad.
A student remembers those who have died as a result of police brutality.
Students and faculty observe the scholar strike last Tuesday on the quad.
OCU Students write on the sidewalk going through the quad.
A student writes the name of George Floyd, along with his birth and death dates, on the sidewalk in yellow chalk.
Students of OCU make their marks on the quad at the scholar strike.
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