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Those Meanies
An honor corps at Texas A&M University has been suspended by the school administration for saying mean things to anti-war protestors during a recent protest, reports the Texas Examiner.
Administration officials chastised the Ross Volunteer Honor Corps association for allegedly harassing a group of 30 anti-war protestors carrying signs saying “Bush Is a Baby Killer” during a February 3 protest on campus.
Anti-war activists accused Corps members of pointing their non-firing guns at the group and singing, "Some say freedom is free, but we know Aggies who paid the price." The Corps' refer to their singing as "jodying," which they use for motivation and rhythm when jogging.
Hugh Stearns, an anti-war protestor who attended the vigil said, "Some of the cadets glared (at us)."
Update: The Texas A&M student paper, The Batallion, reports that member of the guard were cleared of all charges in a subsequent investigation. "Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. John Van Alstyne said the cadets were conducting a regularly scheduled practice drill in front of the Academic Building that day, and did not do or say anything intended to intimidate the protestors," the paper says.
Those Meanies
An honor corps at Texas A&M University has been suspended by the school administration for saying mean things to anti-war protestors during a recent protest, reports the Texas Examiner.
Administration officials chastised the Ross Volunteer Honor Corps association for allegedly harassing a group of 30 anti-war protestors carrying signs saying “Bush Is a Baby Killer” during a February 3 protest on campus.
Anti-war activists accused Corps members of pointing their non-firing guns at the group and singing, "Some say freedom is free, but we know Aggies who paid the price." The Corps' refer to their singing as "jodying," which they use for motivation and rhythm when jogging.
Hugh Stearns, an anti-war protestor who attended the vigil said, "Some of the cadets glared (at us)."
Update: The Texas A&M student paper, The Batallion, reports that member of the guard were cleared of all charges in a subsequent investigation. "Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. John Van Alstyne said the cadets were conducting a regularly scheduled practice drill in front of the Academic Building that day, and did not do or say anything intended to intimidate the protestors," the paper says.