Students Against Hate Speech, a Boston University student group, hosted a town hall on Thursday where BU students expressed their grievances with the administration and called for the creation of an activist student union.

In light of Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, in which Christine Blasey Ford testified that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her, some Boston University students said they are worried about whether Ford’s testimony will have any effect and about how confirming Kavanaugh might affect the country.