Around 900 students, faculty and staff gathered in the Oval from 1-4:30 p.m. Tuesday to protest Ohio Senate Bill 1 and Ohio State’s diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks.  From Ohio State community members to administrators, religious leaders and politicians, the crowd grew from a mere few dozen people just before 1 p.m. to approximately 900 by 2:30 p.m. The protest was organized by Ohio State’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors and the university’s chapter of the Ohio Student Association, which event organizers said marks the first time faculty and students have come together for this type of gathering. Throughout the protest’s roughly three-hour duration, over 15 distinct speakers addressed the crowd with brief talks. Protesters chanted phrases like, “Hell no, SB 1 has got to go” and “F*** Ted Carter,” while some held signs that read messages like, “Buckeyes united against SB 1,” “Kill the bill,” “Sunset Ted Carter” and “Compliance with censorship is cowardice.” University spokesperson Ben Johnson confirmed the group had a space reservation for the protest. Attendees were heard reminding one another to avoid amplified sound due to the university’s space standards, and there were no microphones, sound speakers or makeshift stages present, with speakers instead standing on the steps of the William Oxley Thompson Statue to make their voices heard.