#i've joined other alum to support the protests going on at my old uni

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Girl did you know what the protesters did to Portland State University Library? They completely trashed the library, devastating the collection, and ruining the building. You know who’s going to have to clean that up, and who is going to decide what books to keep and throw out?

I’m not against the protesters, but destroying your library like that? I can’t support

From the second article from the Librarian/archivist that went to the library during the occupation of the building and worked with protesters to keep the collection safe:

"One bit of misinformation that Paschild would like to correct: The Dark Horse collection wasn’t stolen during the occupation.

There are two copies of all the Dark Horse materials: an archival one and a public one that patrons can read. Before the protest, library staff had moved the public collection but left the sign above empty shelves. Paschild suspects someone saw photos of the shelves and assumed the comics had been stolen.

To the contrary, “a lot of people seem to have been reading them,” Paschild says.

Paschild says she’s been distressed by how people are talking about the library and the damage.

“The library is getting talked about but not talked with,” Paschild says. “You have people who want to use this to vilify all protesters..."

I know who would have to go through the collection if it was damaged. And the person in charge of that department says the collection is fine. As for the space, it will open in the fall and in the meantime the public library is available.

It's important to do your research as there is a lot of disinformation being put out there.