Word: protested
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Last spring, Chang became involved in the protests against the choice of then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin L. Powell as Commencement speaker, because Powell had fought lifting the ban on gays in the military. When Chen argued that he didn't think a protest at the ceremony was appropriate, Chang debated the issue with him until 6 on commencement morning. "I think a lot of people would've been `Why don't you understand civilrights?'" Chen says. "I think his patience in talking about these things helped make me [understand] why the [protest] was so essential...
Rudenstine's decision sparked little protest from gay rights groups on campus, which mobilized a protest of 300 students, faculty and community members to object to the invitation to Gen. Colin L. Powell to speak at Commencement last year...
Following last year's protest the students kept thee momentum going, meeting one-on-one with various toplevel administrators and participating in a town meeting to discuss their concerns...
This year, however, the students haven't done much until now. Indeed, even this weekend's protest seemed half-hearted...
...condemning the protesters for voicing their concerns. But we hope that, in the future, they choose forums for expressing themselves carefully, and not simply protest for the sake of protesting. March...