Michelle Lyu | We shall not be moved
The end of the spring semester is a distinct time on Penn’s campus — melding indifference, as students wait for the school year to finally pull into early summer’s lull, with a sense of haste and urgency to live more and live truly. It is remarkable that at this moment, more than 200 days into the war on Gaza, the college protests are reaching a new fever pitch — proving students have not forgotten about the war. Rather, they are urgently struggling at this moment of decision. The fate of Gazans is an existential question for them, which means it is a question for all of us, provoking the soul of our nation. This student movement is impacting national politics unlike any other since the 1960s, leading to attacks from the White House and Congress, and crackdowns from police, state troopers and university administrations.