UO students make statement for peace with walkout, rally.Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard Paul Griffes should have been in his human evolution class Thursday afternoon, but the gulf war veteran walked out mid-lecture to join some 400 others at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. to protest the war in Iraq. Carrying a sign reading "Peace is Patriotic" on one side and "Vote to Impeach To accuse; to charge a liability upon; to sue. To dispute, disparage, deny, or contradict; as in to impeach a judgment or decree, or impeach a witness; or as used in the rule that a jury cannot impeach its verdict. " on the other, Griffes said he came to make a statement. "Not sending your soldiers into a foreign country to be slaughtered is patriotic," the former Navy man said as the "Walk Out on War" protest gathered steam. He said the classroom walkout was "a toned-down strain of civil disobedience civil disobedience, refusal to obey a law or follow a policy believed to be unjust. Practitioners of civil disobediance basing their actions on moral right and usually employ the nonviolent technique of passive resistance in order to bring wider attention to the , but at the same time it says something." Scores of students felt the same way and either walked out of classes that had already begun or skipped their afternoon schedule to take part in the rally. After being entertained by a band and listening to several slam poets, about half the group made a peaceful march to the Federal Building downtown. Police did arrest one student after the downtown event, saying that during the march she repeatedly left the sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. to walk in the street. She refused to stop when an officer approached her to issue a traffic citation Citation (foaled 1945) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In four seasons he won 32 of 45 races, finished second in ten, and third in two. He won the 1948 Triple Crown, and became the first horse to win $1 million. He set a world record in 1950 by running a mile in 1:33 3/5. and was taken into custody on charges of failure to obey Obey can refer to:
The terms lawful and legal differ in that the former contemplates the substance of law, whereas the latter alludes to the form of law. A lawful act is authorized, sanctioned, or not forbidden by law. order and interfering with police as well as unlawful use of a roadway. She was expected to be released Thursday evening after posting $550 bail. Two other marchers also got traffic tickets for walking in the road. The arrest and citations upset marchers, but overall the event was upbeat and orderly. Students who took part said they wanted to be there to show support for peace, even if that meant missing a class or two. "I think it's more important to show our support than to attend one class that I'll be attending all term," said Anne Parker, who missed a class in meditation meditation, religious discipline in which the mind is focused on a single point of reference. It may be a means of invoking divine grace, as in the contemplation by Christian mystics of a spiritual theme, question, or problem; or it may be a means of attaining . "By not being in class, we're disrupting the system." Parker's friend Bryn Anderson said about 10 students walked out of her environmental science class to take part in the rally. She said it was a way to show they care about the U.S. soldiers in Iraq as well as the Iraqi people. "We love them all," she said. "That's what's going to get us through: love, compassion, trust." A cold rain shower during the campus rally thinned the ranks a little bit, but many students toughed it out. Collin Stark-Benz and two companions sheltered under their "Support the Troops: Bring Them Home" sign during the downpour. "It's all about numbers," said Stark-Benz, who was one of several students to walk out of a Spanish class. "The louder the voices, the more is heard." The rally was organized by Students for Peace, which asked professors not to penalize pe·nal·ize tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es 1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish. 2. students for taking part in the march. Member Pira Kelly said they didn't contact all faculty but got a good response from those they talked to. One of them was sociology professor Greg McLauchlan, who's also president of the University Senate. He said several students walked out of his class but that he'll work out the absences with them later. "Going to a peace rally in a time of world crisis is as educational as sitting in my classroom and listening to me for an hour," he said after joining the march. "This is real democracy in action, and you can learn a lot on the street as well as in the classroom." CAPTION(S): A protest sign becomes shelter from the rain for Collin Stark-Benz and Rachel Morr, who left their classes at the University of Oregon on Thursday to attend a peace rally at the Erb Memorial Union on campus. Brian Davies Brian Davies can stand for:
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