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Reply to "Open Campus: The debate over the use of Howard's campus by neighbors"
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[quote=Anonymous]“In 2015, students started the Twitter hashtag #wearenotapark, expressing distaste with residents using the campus as communal green space. “Dear White people, Howard University is not a park,” reads one tweet. “Howard is our safe space, not your play place,” reads another. If a white person posted this there would be a protest. Sorry, but I live in bloomingdale and howard’s Campus feels safe compared to the increasing crime at neighborhood playgrounds (stabbings, shootings, smoking weed). I’ve witnessed all of the aforementioned during the day while out with my kids. I choose to walk through howard’s Campus to get to the shops nearby Bc there is security. I will also kick a ball on their grounds at times because I don’t have to worry about dog poop, glass, or needles. The issue that needs to be addressed is the surrounding parks/playgrounds and he crimes committed weekly.[/quote]
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