Students protest war
Jon Miller
Issue date: 3/22/07 Section: News
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CODEPINK SCSU president Breanna Swanberg said the purpose of the march was to raise awareness that students have the right to vocalize their opposition to the war.
"We object to end this war, we find it is illegal," she said. "We have lost about 3,400 American troops, and we don't know how many Iraqi civilians and insurgents have been killed, but it's estimated over 650,000."
Swanberg also said the march was to vocalize the need for additional troop assistance when they return from active duty.
"Our soldiers are getting screwed up, and then they come back and we don't offer them the necessary support to make sure they have the care that they need," she said.
Those participating in the march also expressed strong sentiments against President Bush's administration, touting signs that featured his face covered in skull and cross bones.
"We are not for this administration. I believe that the Bush administration has reinforced its funding for state sponsored terrorism on massive proportions and it's affecting our tuition and financial aid funding," Swanberg said.
Prior to the march, the group of protesters gathered in the Atwood Mall for a brief rally to kick off the event. The rally featured students grasping posters that read "War is expensive, peace is priceless," "How many lives per gallon?" as well as those with skull and crossbones and the symbol for peace.
Other visuals at the rally were two cardboard structures in the shape of coffins with the estimated death tolls of both U.S. soldiers and Iraqi citizens written on them.
In addition to the visuals, students were vocal at the rally, expressing their views on the war. One such student was more vocal than others.