WESTWOOD — Tension is running high this morning as an Introduction to Communications discussion entered its third straight day of awkward silence. “This disaster began when I foolishly decided to split the class into groups to discuss the reading,” stated T.A. Frank Benjamin, himself having gone 72 hours without food, water, or a toilet break. “I thought my prayers for release had been answered when one student unmuted their microphone on Day Two. However, that glimmer of hope was snuffed out when they not only muted themselves again, but turned off their camera, the death knell for class participation.” In an official statement, Chancellor Gene Block refused to consider extra credit as ransom for the students’ release, citing UCLA policy to not negotiate with terrorists.
