Over 200 people took to the Boise State campus on Dec. 11 in response to what protesters saw as racist and homophobic fliers that were illegally inserted in copies of school's student newspaper, the Arbiter.

A coalition of faculty, staff and students participated in the Hands Across Campus Rally (HACR) following the distribution of the fliers.

Participants stated that they wanted to combat hate, oppression, and intolerance. They also wanted to show acceptance and support to those targeted by the fliers.

The rally was organized in just 24 hours, and within 30 minutes HACR was able to collect 305 signatures on the Hands Across Campus Solidarity Statement.

Shannon Morgan, reporter for the Arbiter Online, wrote about her personal experience at the rally.

“It was a chance to publicly show that our support for diversity and tolerance is not just something we say, but something we are willing to take action to protect.”

Morgan continued, explaining that “what this flier [said] is not OK. It does not represent our university, this state or the values of this country.”


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