The Carolinian [April 17, 2012]

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The student newspaper ofThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Vol. XCII No. 28 Established 1919 April 17 -Aug. 20, 2012
NCAAP
RALLIES
FOR
JU
NCAAP members march down College Ave. demanding justice for TrayVori Marin and ~ther victims of racial violence.
Tristan Munchel
StaffWriter
" .. . And Justice For _Ali:'
The NAACP HUfnan Rights
March at UNCG -Wednesday
culminated in a fiery speech
by North Carolina NAACP
President Rev. Dr. William
Barber II, who called for the -
death of Trayvon Martin as a
rallying point to fight systemic
racism through voting.
The march took place
at 1 p.m. starting at the
Rawk, hours before George
Zimmerman was charged with
second-degree murder for
"Specials to The Carolinian"- ·
-Directors of WGS and AFS,
Post-Santorum: Obama vs.
Romney, The changing face of
Greensboro activism
the death · of Trayvon 'Martin.
Zimmerman, a neighborhood
watch coordinator in Sanford,
Florida, confronted and shot
17-ye_ar-old, unarmed Martin
on Feb. 26. -Thre- ease lias b-een
publicly and passionately
criticized for its perceived
lenien~y~ towards Zimmerman,
which critics attribute to racial
discrimination.
~cc'Ording to _ Brandon
Jackson, president of UNCG's
. NAACP chapter, the purpose
of the march was to raise
awareness surrounding the
rights threatened by new voter
I.D. laws and the proposed
marriage amendment to the
state Constitution. Jackson
called these laws, along
with cases like Martin's, a
"codification of discrimination
into our legal system:'
Speaking to the crowd of
about 40 marchers in Foust
Park, Barber • highlighted
three steps to fighting this
- discrimination: rY -
.• "We mus.t b,e, determined to
ra1~e our voiCe.
• "We -inust be !fetermined to
demand respect:'
• "We must be determined to
register to vote and vote:'
"We want Zimmerman too
arrested;' said Barber, "but
we must continue to raise our
voices until this whole system
is arrested." To illustrate his
understanding of systemic
discrimination, Barber spoke
at length of past cases: the case
of Emmett Till, of Sean Bell in
· Brooklyn in 2006, and of Roger
Anthony in Scotland Neck,
_N.C. last November. - In each
·of these cases, the law system
--acquitted white killers of black
men and boys.
"The problem is, we have a
system that tries one group of
SEE NCAAP, PAGE 3
Details on the movement: Page 3
A&E Page9
Revisiting highlights of this
academic year: "Drive" review,
Horror Throughout History,
Unknown Hinson interview;
Moog fest
Features Page 15
IARC program's im~ct
on Greensboro, Wrongful
Conviction series, The . distinct
possibility of life on Mars,
Guide to CISPA
Sports Page 20
Miller adds former teammat~ ·
·. Manuel, Five flnal things I
learned, Spartan sports briefs,
-ReAecting on best (sports)
moments
Colbert's
SuperPAC
sweeps
college
campuses
William Frey
StaffWriter
Stephen Colbert is bigger than
Mitt Romney, the man who will
be challenging Barack Obama for
the Presidency come November.
At least, he is bigger in Texas.
In the historically conservative
Lone Star State, Colbert's Super
PAC, ''Americans- for a better
tomorrow, tomorrow;' has
raised more money this year
than Romney's PAC, "Restore
our Future:' Colbert isn't just
big in Texas, though. He is now
garnering support from college
campuses across the U.S. who
wish to establish their own
branch of ''AmeriC'!flS for a better
tomorrow, tomorrow:'
Stephen Colbert is the host of
a satirical conservative late-night
variety show on Comedy Central
called, "The Colbert Report"
(the t's are silent). A Political
Action Committee (PAC) is an
organization in the U.S. that
campaigns for or against political
candidates, ballot initiatives,
or legislation. At the federal
level, an organization becomes a
PAC when it receives more than
$1,000, according to the Federal
Election Campaign Act. Super
PACs are officially known as
"independent -expenditure only
committees~' because, unlike
traditional PACs, they may not
make contributions to candidate
campaigns or parties, but rather
must do any political spending
independently of the campaigns.
SEE COLBERT, PAGE 2
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