The University of Texas at Dallas has removed three large rocks, known as the Spirit Rocks, which were used for announcing events and displaying symbolic messages. The removal came after student groups painted pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian messages on the rocks in response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The incident has sparked intense debates over the conflict and freedom of expression on college campuses.
For years, three large lumpy rocks bedecked in bright paint announced events or bore symbolic messages at the University of Texas at Dallas — a cornerstone of campus life. But Monday morning students found the university uprooted their beloved boulders, known as the Spirit Rocks , overnight and replaced them with freshly planted trees.
The rocks’ removal came weeks after student groups took turns painting pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian messages on their surfaces in response to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. The Oct. 7 terrorist attack, and ensuing assault on Gaza, has triggered intense debates over the decades-old conflict as many urge for a ceasefire. College campuses like UT Dallas have become a nexus of those debates and, in some cases, a test of students’ freedom of expression. In the weeks since Hamas militants killed more than 1,200 people and took hundreds hostage, Israel has maintained an airstrike campaign on Gaza. The relentless assault resulted in the deaths of many civilians, including women and children, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza
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