Petition seeks to oust Chick-fil-A from UMd campus

Published August 19, 2012 9:59pm ET



COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Some students at the University of Maryland want Chick-fil-A to close its campus location.

The students have started a petition to get the campus Chick-fil-A shut down in response to comments about same-sex marriage by a company executive. The online petition calls on the university to replace the Chick-fil-A in the Stamp Student Union building with a more accepting and maybe even healthier dining option.

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