The Carolinian [September 26, 2006]

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UNCG students arrested after sit-in
Sandy Dempsey
Staff Writer
Greensboro locals and several
UNCG students participated in a
sit-in Thursday, Sept. 21 at the mili-tary
recruiting center off High Point
Road where they were arrested for
trespassing.
The protest challenged the mil-itary's
Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy
that's been in effect for the past 13
years. The policy refuses enlistment
to anyone who is openly gay, lesbian
or bisexual.
As a part of the Right to Serve cam-paign,
a cross-country series of peace-ful
protests organized by Soulforce,
the individuals gathered in front of
the building at 9:3 Oa.m. and signed
peace pledges agreeing to refrain from
violent actions. Organizer Matt Hill
Comer — UNCG student, member
of PRIDE!, and a columnist for The
Carolinian — held a press conference
at 10:30 a.m. informing the media of
their purpose and intentions.
Four of the individuals went into
the recruiting center, attempted to
enlist and also announcing their sex-ual
orientation and were refused.
"We're no different, whether gay or
straight," said 18-year-old Jessica Ar-vidson.
"I graduated early to enlist in
LOGAN YORK/THE CAROLINIAN
Sit-in organizer Matt Hill Comer speaks to members of local media during a press
conference prior to attempting enlistment at a military recruiting center off High Point
Road. He and other UNCG students and community members were arrested in response
to their demonstration against the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
the Air Force."
But Jessica would not get that
chance.
The police were standing by, wait-ing
to arrest the peaceful protestors
once the sit in began. The group en-tered
the recruiting center at 10:45
a.m. only to be marched back out
one by one minutes later. They were
closely followed by a slew of cameras
from local news stations, however the
news crews were denied access into
the recruiting center, as it is privately
leased property.
The entrance door was blocked by
Military Officer Rhodes and Cap-tain
Robbie Flynt. They locked the
door and agreed to answer questions
from the press so long as the cameras
backed into the parking lot and away
from the door.
"We have been asked to assist,"
commented Flynt as the doors were
opened up just a little. When asked
why the group had been denied the
right to enlist, Rhodes replied, "The
Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy," and re-frained
from further comment.
The officers asked the group to
leave the premises, and those refusing
were to be arrested. Of the 10 that en-tered
into the building as a part of the
sit-in, 9 were arrested and one chose
to leave. Stacey Booe, a student here
at UNCG, exited the building.
According to Booe, a plain clothes
officer approached the group from
the back of the room and identified
himself, then called the other officers
who were waiting around the corner
into the room in order to properly re-move
the protesters. He asked every-one
to leave, and she was the only one
who decided to do so.
Each remaining person was lead
out by two officers after being hand-cuffed.
They were then walked around
SEES/MM PAGE TWO
FallFest sees increased
funding, return of parade
Chloe Johnson
Staff Writer
The celebration is here again but
this time it is Bigger, Badder and
Bluer. Organizers hope it will excite
you so much you won't want to leave
campus.
During the week starting Monday,
Sept. 25, and running until Saturday,
Oct. 7, FallFest is a traditional event
on campus formerly known to stu-dents
as homecoming. Previous years
have been deemed successful, but this
year a lot more funds have been put
into the week and expectations of ex-citement
and success are high.
The amount of money spent for
this year's events could not be dis-closed,
according to officials from the
Office of Student Life.
"There has been a lot more money
put into it and it's going to be a lot
bigger of an event for students" says
Curtis Tarver, Assistant Director for
Programs.
Each day of the week there will be
something for students to do and
get involved in. At 11 a.m. Monday
at the fountain, FallFest Kickoff will
get the week started with giveaways
and by introducing the events. The
students nominated for Fall King and
Queen will also be introduced to the
community. Voting will take place
throughout the week via UNCGenie
and the announcement for 2006 Fall
King and Queen will be made Satur-day
night.
OSL and the Campus Activities
Board are holding eight main events
including a movie on the Quad, "Fall
out Laughing" comedy show, Sigma
Blue Night talent show, and The Miss
Black and Gold pageant presented by
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
Both the talent show and the pag-eant
have been run by the fraternities
in previous years, so even though the
Fall Fest is new and improved, tradi-tion
will still be taking place.
For the sporting fans there will be
many sports to get involved in and
support throughout the week includ-ing
the homecoming soccer game
on Saturday followed by the Spar-tan
block party held by the Athletics
Department.
Saturday is the day organizers ex-pect
to see improvement and 'flair,' as
the Children's Fest, Tate Street Festi-val
and FallFest Parade all take place
on this day, unlike past years where
they have been separated.
"I believe a big difference that will
help make it better this year is the
SEE FALLFEST PAGE TWO
Spartans rout Coastal Carolina
Aden's soccer wins big on notional television
Caitlin McCann
Staff Writer
A staggering 1,671 fans came out to
cheer their fellow Spartans to victory
on Friday night. UNCG slaughtered
the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
4-0, making the statement that they
were back in business. UNCG (5-4-
1), ranked in the Top 25 in several
pre-season polls, has struggled so far
this year.
A scoreless tie with Georgia South-ern
on Wednesday marked a three-match
winless streak for the Spartans.
On top of that, UNCG was shutout in
consecutive games for the first time in
over a decade.
Friday's game was televised nation-ally
on Fox Soccer Channel, and view-ers
were not disappointed.
It was a very spirited atmosphere
in the soccer stadium. Almost every-one
could be seen sporting blue and
yellow spirit wear, as well as painted
faces. Blue and yellow balloons could
be seen floating against the dark back-ground
of the night sky.
Coach Alex Edge lived up to his
word by having his newly formed
cheer and dance teams in uniform at
the game to cheer on their fellow ath-letes.
Make no mistake about it, the
Spartans were there to win and the
fans made sure to support them.
During the first 11 minutes of play
both teams were receiving equal time
SEE SOCCER PAGE EIGHT
JOHN READ/THE CAROLINIAN
Let's dance: Henning Jonasson (12) and Jokull Elisabetarson
(8) show the home crowd how to get down Icelandic-style In
Friday's 4-0 win over Coastal Carolina. Both players scored a
goal during the contest.
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