Students repeatedly and publicly ridiculed the college president, even berating him for smiling. One student yelled at President Bridges (who often gesticulates with his hands), “Put your hand down!” while another student mockingly imitated his hand gestures, adding, “That’s my problem [with you], George, you keep making these little hand movements.” The president immediately put his hands behind his back as the student walked around him to laughter and applause, announcing that she was “decolonizing the space.” Bridges responded, “My hands are down.”78
