1. Power to the Internet User!
Traditional protesting and petitions have
changed with the development of an
online community of activists and social
media networks.
(Photos courtesy of user “I don’t know,
maybe” via flickr)

2. The protest against the originally named “Evil Blue Light” skit that first aired
on the UConn television network, UCTV, was organized through a student
Facebook group.

3. Student supporters held signs as speakers, like Collin Neery, spoke out
against rape and violence towards women.

4. “We pay the bills, and we determine the policies,”
said Neery, an 8th semester English student at the
protest.
One of the signs distributed at the rally.

5. Student protest organizer Emily Pizzale, a psychology major, used the
internet site Change.org to gather signatures for the petition.

6. State Representative Gregg Haddan joined
the protest. “Simply testing boundaries
about what can be said or depicted should
not be part of the mission,” said Haddan to
UConn students about the right to
expression.

7. A central location is still important for a
protest, whether online with Facebook
or in public area like the front of the
Student Union.

8. With online resources, student concerns and activism
seem to be gaining strength on campus. Curious
students stopped by as the protest went on.