COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Sidewalk chalk has become a point of contention between students and administration at Ohio State University.
The university amended its signage standards to ban chalking. The university’s announcement said if officials see chalk, it will be removed by facilities operations and development. The university could then charge the students for the cost of the removal. The policy also states that students found to be responsible would be subject to a potential conduct referral.
Some students said they use chalk to spread the word about events or campaigns in high traffic areas like the Oval and find the ban unnecessary.
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In a statement, the university said, “In light of continued complaints regarding chalking on campus and the significant amount of administrative time spent evaluating chalking, we have revised the university signage standards.”
The university has not responded to a request for how many chalking complaints it received that prompted the change.
Students like senior Daizhon Cox and sophomore Christopher Cade want to know why they weren't involved in the conversations.
“We pay to go here, we are students, and we should have a say,” Cox said. “I don't understand how you can reach a decision like that before even talking to the students.”
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“I represent the social and behavioral sciences and student government, and a lot of our student organizations have already reached out to me and asked, ‘What's next? What can we do?’ And to see that students not even on campus yet are already feeling the effects of this, it's disheartening,” Cade said.
They say on a campus as big as Ohio State, chalk art is the best way to reach all students.
Students feel the ban limits their expression
“To me, it does feel a little unnecessary and I wish there was more of an explanation to why they're banning it,” Yarbrough said.
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“Coming into my senior year, another semester of, you know, just at university, telling us exactly what it is that we can do and what it is that we can't do,” Cox said.
The students say even with the rule, they plan to find ways to make sure their messages are seen and heard.
“I've been talking to a bunch of student organizations and they say they're still going to try it,” Cade said. “They're just going to do it in a different way this year.”
The university said the signage standards are used to create a consistent experience for information on campus.
The university's chalking announcement can be read by clicking here. The school's signage policy is below.
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