The University of Minnesota Board of Regents are facing some pushback Friday by some students over their recent approval of the sale of land to an aerospace company.
This comes after the homes of several regents were the target of vandals with graffiti at the homes referencing that land sale.
One of the regents whose home was damage is James Farnsworth, who talked with WCCO's Vineeta Sawkar on the Morning News.
"I'm deeply disappointed. I'm deeply disturbed that activism, which I think activism in general is a cornerstone of folks making their voice heard, has really crossed the line and turned, you know, into property damage and other things that," Farnsworth explains. "Really, really shouldn't be happening."
There is no word of any arrests in connection with the vandalism.
The land at the center of the controversy was part of UMore Park in Rosemount, Minnesota. North Wind is paying more than $8 million to the university for the 60-acres of land, which they say will be the site of the Minnesota Aerospace Complex.
"This kind of way of expressing feelings on matters is just really disappointing and discourages folks from serving in these roles, that I think are really important," says Farnsworth. "You know, right now we're in the middle of a regional election, and when people see stuff like this, maybe they're gonna be rethinking about wanting to take on that service, which I think we need more people."
North Wind is said to have a contract with the Department of Defense which could potentially be involve designing and testing missiles. "No Missiles" was reportedly spray-painted on one of the regents homes according to the Star Tribune.