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Maggie Beedles, Lawrence senior, said she started planning the trip after she protested the World Bank and International Monetary Fund's meeting on Sept. 28 in Washington, D.C.
"I'm a fairly inexperienced national protester, so I didn't really know how to go about organizing the trip," she said. "I just knew it was important to bring a lot of people."
Beedles said she was frustrated with KU students' passiveness toward the issue of war.
"Students are generally uninformed about the issue, and it seems like this is exactly what we all should be focusing on," she said.
So Beedles, upset with the lack of action, decided to organize a group of students to attend the protest
"I've always heard the quote, 'Be true to the change in the world that you want to see,' and this is what I wanted to see changed," she said.
After driving all night, the van arrived at 8 a.m. Saturday morning at the Washington Memorial. The group met 20 other KU students who had left Thursday night and had stayed overnight at a local resident's house, which they had found through the Adopt-an-Activist program. This program involves activists who are too old to march but want to remain involved in activism, Beedles said.
About 11 a.m., an initially gloomy
day turned for the better as the sun finally came out on the crowd, which had gathered on the lawn of the Constitutional Gardens next to the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial. Some members of the group took the chance to walk along the Vietnam Memorial that lists 55,000 names of soldiers who had died in the Vietnam War.
By 2 p.m., organizers of the event announced that 200,000 people from at least 35 states had gathered to listen to a line of political speakers, including former politician Jesse Jackson and Medea Benjamin, head of a human rights organization called Global Exchange.
The group of KU students also rushed to hear Al Sharpton, a political activist speaker who addressed what he considered to be racist reasons for going to war with Iraq.
As the speakers rallied excitement for the march from the Vietnam Memorial around the White House, Tyler Longpine, Hays junior, discussed why students at KU should care about the push toward war from the Bush administration and Congress.
"The economy is the predominant issue," he said. "If we spend money that we don't have on a war, we will have to pay off war deficits instead of funding social programs and education."
At 2 p.m., the protestors took over the streets around the White House, leading chants and holding signs while they marched. Police lined up to
stop protesters from marching down any of the streets directly next to the White House. Otherwise, police presence was fairly minimal, Beedles said
While marching, KU students yelled unti-war chants like "Whose streets?" Our streets,""Drop Bush not bombs," and "What do we want? Peace."
But, not everybody in attendance at the march was in favor of the march. An Iraqi family handed out information that addressed why the United States should go to war with Iraq. Police in riot gear surrounded the family, who strongly stated a desire to see Saddam Hussein removed from power.
Although many protestors in attendance were students, Fran Beier, 52-year-old Lawrence resident, also protested and marched against the possible war. Beier said she reflected on the differences of this protest compared to the last one she had attended — which was against the Vietnam War in 1970.
"The police were a much more threatening presence then," she said. "I remember them wearing riot gear and using tear gas. This protest wasn't nearly as fearful of a situation."
Beier said she also ran into old friends that she knew from the antiwar protests in the '70s.
"We hoped we would never have to be here again, but we all knew peace wouldn't last," she said.
Edited by Ryan Malashock
Pros
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Greg Ostertag — Utah Jazz
The Jazz evened out its presseason record at 4-4 with two wins last week. Ostertag started at center in both contests and had his best game yet this year with 10 points and 10 rebounds against the Raptors on Thursday. Ostertag will likely start the season at center based on having more NBA experience than backups John Amaechi and Jaron Collins. The Jazz starts the 2002-2003 season tomorrow night with the inaugural game in New Orleans against the Hornets.
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Dana Stubblefield — San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco advances to roll over opponents with a flurry of offense. Stubblefield anchors a tough defensive line, and in Sunday's 38-28 win over division opponent Arizona, he recorded two tackles that went along with his first forced fumble of the 2002 season.
Gerald McBurrows — Atlanta Falcons
McBurrows maintains his solid weekly performances in the Falcon secondary, and this week was a good week for him to show up.
The Falcons' 37-35 last-second win means they have now won four of their last five games.
McBurrows achieved four tackles yesterday and his second forced fumble of the season.
Kwamie Lassiter — Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals' defensive backfield has continued to show improvements throughout the start of the season, but they took a step back as they were abused by 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia to the tune of 252 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions in the Arizona loss Sunday. Lassiter completed five tackles for the Cardinals, giving him 30 takedowns this season.
Did Not Play
Gilbert Brown - Green Bay Packers (bye week)
Don Davis - St. Louis Rams (bye week)
Isaac Byrd - Carolina Panthers (bench)
Moran Norris - Houston Texans (bench)
Andrew Davison - New York Jets (bench)
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Dorian Brew, Kansas Cornerback, 1992-1995
After being selected in the third round by the Miami Dolphins in 1996, Brew ended up playing for the Browns, Bears and Chargers until 1999, when he was cut by the New England Patriots in training camp. He registered 30 tackles and four interceptions for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the NFL Europe in 2000, then played for the Chicago Enforcers in the XFL in 2001. He is in his second stint in a Canadian semi-pro league, playing in Montreal.
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