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'''The Chalkening''' is a campaign launched by [[Donald Trump]] supporters on college campuses that involves writing pro-Trump messages in chalk on campus facilities (a common way to spread messages and announcements at many colleges). The term is a play on ''The Awakening,'' a popular horror movie.  

'''The Chalkening''' is a campaign launched by [[Donald Trump]] supporters on college campuses that involves writing pro-Trump messages in chalk on campus facilities (a common way to spread messages and announcements at many colleges). The term is a play on ''The Awakening,'' a popular horror movie.  

The campaign began after students at [[Emory University]] complained about chalk writings on campus that promoted [[Donald Trump]], including such innocuous slogans as "Trump 2016," and "Make America Great," and the somewhat controversial "Build The Wall," a reference to Trump's campaign promise to build a wall along the [[Mexico|Mexican]] border and force Mexico to pay for it. Students told Emory's dean that the messages frightened them scared; after the story went viral, campus activists campuses across the country began to express their support for Trump in chalk.

The campaign began after students at [[Emory University]] complained about chalk writings on campus that promoted [[Donald Trump]], including such innocuous slogans as "Trump 2016," and "Make America Great," and the somewhat controversial "Build The Wall," a reference to Trump's campaign promise to build a wall along the [[Mexico|Mexican]] border and force Mexico to pay for it. Students who opposed Trump and his campaign claimed to Emory's dean that the messages "frightened" them; after the story went viral, campus activists campuses across the country began to express their support for Trump in chalk.

[[DePaul University]] has banned chalk messages on campus due to "offensive, hurtful, and divisive" pro-Trump messages.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2016/04/15/depaul-university-bans-chalk-for-student-safety/ DePaul University bans chalk for student safety, HotAir.com, April 15, 2016]</ref> A protest march was held on the [[University of California]], Santa Barbara, against pro-Trump chalk messages, '' “intolerance contained in the chalkings were “inconsistent with [the university’s] core values." '' <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/04/18/pro-trump-students-confront-anti-chalk-protesters-at-ucsb-rally/ Pro-Trump Students Confront Anti-Chalk Protesters at UCSB Rally, Breitbart, April 18, 2016]</ref>

[[DePaul University]] has banned chalk messages on campus due to "offensive, hurtful, and divisive" pro-Trump messages.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2016/04/15/depaul-university-bans-chalk-for-student-safety/ DePaul University bans chalk for student safety, HotAir.com, April 15, 2016]</ref> A protest march was held on the [[University of California]], Santa Barbara, against pro-Trump chalk messages, '' “intolerance contained in the chalkings were “inconsistent with [the university’s] core values." '' <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/04/18/pro-trump-students-confront-anti-chalk-protesters-at-ucsb-rally/ Pro-Trump Students Confront Anti-Chalk Protesters at UCSB Rally, Breitbart, April 18, 2016]</ref>