W @ Ohio State

Yoshie Furuhashi furuhashi.1 at osu.edu
Mon Jun 17 15:07:11 PDT 2002



>My ALCU contact in the OSU Law School cannot confirm this story. He
>says he'll be out there fighting if it's true. Get me a good source
>on it. Also, I don;t want to jump the gun on telling the LS they
>won't get my largish donatiomn thsi year (and the ALCU will--we
>civil libertarian fundamentalists are so pathetic unless the story
>is true. jks

***** 'SACRIFICE FOR A GREATER GOOD' Thousands brave long lines, security checks to hear Bush address OSU commencement

Saturday, June 15, 2002 NEWS 01A

By Alice Thomas, Alan Johnson and Aaron Reincheld [Columbus] Dispatch Staff Reporters

...Graduates had been warned during rehearsal on Thursday that they faced arrest if -- as was rumored -- some stood up and and turned their backs on Bush during his speech. But the only visible demonstration occurred outside the stadium, where about 30 people, including OSU students, protested the war in Afghanistan and displayed signs calling Bush a terrorist.

Another stern warning went out during opening remarks by Richard Hollingsworth, associate vice president for student affairs at OSU.

"Disruption, including obstructing the view or hearing of others, will not be tolerated,'' he said....

<http://libpub.dispatch.com/cgi-bin/documentv1?DBLIST=cd02&DOCNUM=25851&TERMV=326:12:522:12:5666:12:26116:12:113221:12:> ***** -- Yoshie

* Calendar of Events in Columbus: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html> * Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html> * Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osu.edu/students/CJP/>



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