Just in Time for Thanksgiving

Over at that other San Diego campus, it seems officials are trying to regulate speech and meetings.

In an email sent out to all the students, that was difficult to understand or follow, the University let everyone know they'd be revising the code and that it'd be done in 2 weeks.

...precise campus maps marking "Designated Public Forums" for the exercise of free speech, a set of requirements for making reservations to hold protests in those areas, hours and decibel levels at which "expressive activity" can occur and-in what has some members of the campus community suspicious about the policy's timing-a section reminding members of the university staff and faculty to keep their "Personal Political Activity" separate from university activities while using university resources.

Some students are protesting and even started their own website.

Vazquez, who keeps the website updated with news about the policy, said the idea of a small group of students having to get a permit for a gathering is what concerned him the most about the policy. "This is a true violation of our right to expression and it must be stopped," reads the site. "The future of student activism and public expression at UCSD is at stake!"

Permits for students to gather? This sounds like the evil people in Harry Potter.