ASA 2
Sec A01
In this week's article "A Tale of Two Campuses," the author wonders why the responses to the Occupy movements in Davis and Berkeley were so different. I believe that the answer lies in the histories of activism at these two campuses. As seen in the film Aoki and elsewhere, Berkeley has been featured in and has a history of protests and is constantly in the public eye. That the administration knew about this likely influenced their response, as they would not want to deal with yet another case of negative public perception. Meanwhile, the response at Davis was more of a rebuke at the activists. This response was likely due to the administration's feeling of safety relative to other campuses. As noted in the article "Fighting Privatization," many Board of Regents meetings have taken place at Davis since the campus was placid. At Davis, the administration does not often come under attack for their decisions. The differences in the histories of the two campuses was the reason for the difference in response.
One of the many examples of movements in Berkeley's history
Q: How much of Berkeley's response can we actually attribute to caring about the students as opposed to trying to gain positive PR?
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