Alex Mittendorf, observing the vulnerability of the student body at SUNY Cobleskill, took decisive action. Serving as a state chair at the time, he collaborated with then Deputy Regional Director of the Northeast, Tony Mesta, to mount a robust response. Leveraging their extensive network of alliances on campus, Alex and Tony swiftly gathered over 400...Read More

In his first campus invasion ever at SUNY Binghamton, Tony orchestrated a strategic move by reaching out to SRC to coordinate a Pepper Spray Petition. Upon entering the campus, he tirelessly garnered 238 signatures in a single day, then delivering the petition the next day effectively overturning the ban on his own. The subsequent semester...Read More

After hearing about the Student Rights Program and what it has done across the nation Alec Woodruff at SUNY Oneonta took it upon himself to fight back against a pepper spray ban present on his campus. Alec started off strong but sought advice and help from YAL’s Student Rights team. With the help of the...Read More