Throughout her address, Owens received hearty applause from students in the packed Vines Center. Afterward, students gathered near the stage to take selfies with the social media star.

Freshman Jared Marshall, who met Owens after convocation, said he was unfamiliar with her before Wednesday but agreed with her points on abortion and modern feminism.

Austin Bryant, a junior, said Owens challenged him to think about the difficulties in African American communities. As a white man, Bryant said he was unfamiliar with those challenges.

Bryant added he likes to see diverse voices at convocation and hopes LU invites an atheist.

“Paul wrote that we should ‘Be all things to all people.’ That doesn’t necessarily mean that we should be atheist, but we should definitely know what they believe so we can better impact their lives and share the gospel with them. I just love hearing other people’s viewpoints,” Bryant said.

Though Owens was well received, like the protestors on the outside, some students were troubled by how she criticized victims for becoming their own oppressors by embracing that mentality. Junior Alison Danziger said that kind of talk was “toxic and dangerous” for victims.