According to an article in the Daily Bruin, student government leaders were told about planned changes in Time-Place-Manner rules that were originally put in place in September:
UCLA is once again set to revise its Time, Place and Manner policies... The university previously released TPM policies in September that restrict public expression activities to select parts of campus, including Bruin Plaza, Meyerhoff Park and Dickson Court South...
Amplified sound will generally be allowed during marches that are constantly moving... Most stationary protests will still require a permit...
“The UCLA Time, Place, and Manner (TPM) working group has been reviewing public feedback on the interim policies, with a key concern being that designated areas for public expression are too restrictive,” [Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael] Beck said [last] Wednesday in a written statement to the Daily Bruin. “In response, the group is considering expanding more areas of campus while also assessing other aspects of the policies.”
Beck added in the statement that the policies are expected to be released in March and will undergo a 60-day review period similar to the one undergone by the revised policies released in September.
Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2025/02/19/ucla-set-to-revise-time-place-and-manner-policies-expand-public-expression-areas.
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It is unclear who was consulted about the proposed changes in TPM rules and why the Senate should be unaware of them while student government is informed. The article above quotes the chair of the campus Academic Senate as being unaware of the proposal. There is also the issue of how the changes link, or don't link, to the litigation and temporary restraining order of last fall. Also unclear is what kind of enforcement, as a practical matter, is envisioned. At least two demonstrations that appear to be in violation of the current rules have occurred. What enforcement process is envisioned for the revised rules?
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