▁the ▁Occ up y ▁movement . ▁ ▁Occ up y ▁Texas ▁State ▁at ▁Texas ▁State ▁University ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁form ▁amount ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Texas ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁with ▁fifty ▁dedicated ▁members . ▁Saint ▁Mary ' s ▁College ▁of ▁California ▁held ▁teach - ins ▁to ▁educ ate ▁students ▁on ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁movement ▁and ▁encou rage ▁them ▁to ▁get ▁involved . ▁ ▁Public ▁opinion ▁pol ls ▁An ▁October ▁ 1 2 – 1 6 ▁poll ▁found ▁that ▁ 6 7 % ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁vot ers ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁protest ers ▁and ▁ 8 7 % ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁protest . ▁A ▁national ▁poll ▁conducted ▁by ▁Public ▁Policy ▁Pol ling ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 3 ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁show ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁Americans ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁movement ▁and ▁ 3 3 % ▁favor ing ▁it . ▁A ▁S ien a ▁poll ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁released ▁on ▁show ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 5 s ▁that ▁two - third s ▁of ▁New ▁York ers ▁do ▁not ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁movement ▁represents ▁" the ▁ 9 9 % ". ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁A part ▁from ▁dismiss als ▁by ▁the ▁Right , ▁there ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁appreci ative ▁criticism ▁from ▁left ist ▁sch ol ars . ▁One ▁such ▁critique ▁concerns ▁itself ▁with ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Occ up y ▁movement ▁has ▁focused ▁its ▁dem ands ▁around ▁a ▁narrow ly ▁modern ▁understanding ▁of ▁freedom ▁that ▁diff