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BW for a handful of students, the also organizes the protest. the SOA and
^ticipation was much different, of thousands o surrounding issues
was to be a weekend of have been tortured, On Nov. 20, a large m^s of^^^^^
“«ivism and standing up for beliefs, nated, “disappear^- ^ pi, migrated « ^ protesters at the event held up white crosses durmi
^ On Nov. 19, ll^tudents from ^rced into refuge by the m ConvenUon Cente toj tch a ^ ^^ernl^r those who were killed by SOA graduates.
Students for Peace and Justice, 60,000 soldie^ 56 documentary atoutp^ P ^a^ military trair^ing to Latin American soldiers.
accompanied by adviser and profes- since its establishment m F ^ In ,
James Pickens, drove to the entire week- “ Lienee was treated to ticipants carried white wooden caus^ ^
James Pickens, drove to years ago. . . mire week- 7" was treated to
Columbus, Ga. to participate in the Activities filted^ that addition, the *
jjinual protest against the School of end, j ^nts about various a coc m efforts.
At^ericas (SOA) at Fort educated'^"'“TS broug^t a more solemn
enning. For many, it was their first topics. " „ , jjgrs and SOA . „ More than 16
was treated to ticipants carried white wooden
crosses and everyone chanted
“Presente!” after each name on a
Americas (SOA) at Fort ^ducatea ThZS^ra more solemn long list of victims kill^ by inci-
Benning. For many, it was their first topics. One tea^ Nov. ^ than 16 dents involvmg SOA graduates was
'nie at the protest, and for some it ^-S-South American and som gathered outside read.
'"as their first experience in a nonvi- g^duates^^ct * jhousand peop g The sheer power of 16,000 peo-
«lcnt p„,test of ry kind. nation of wan- Fort of par- ple, who all believe rn one particular
, The SOA (now renamed the O"Nov.20,«hep^ P to the gates. THe m j
'Vestem HemiWre Institute of dered around the
cause, being in one small area in
togetherness is something that par
ticipants will not soon forget.
SGA
We work for you!
Last Meeting of the Semester
Open Forum
j’qn[TCtHII
Thursday, December 2
Starting at P'
Moseley 215
Lamberts
Tuesday, December 7
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Luminaries
Thursday, December 2
6:30 p.m.
Scott Plaza