Two protestors at Saturday's rally

ANSWER Coalition Questions War Against Iraq
By Jenny Mertz-Shea
Staff Writer

On Saturday, Oct. 26, students from all five Claremont colleges joined tens of thousands of other demonstrators in San Francisco to protest a potential war against Iraq. After an opening rally at Justin Herman Plaza, the peace activists trekked nearly two miles down Market Street, one of the city's main arteries, until they reached the United Nations Plaza. Once there, participants of all ages crowded onto the lawn in front of City Hall and heard speakers including Barbara Lee and US representative Dolores Huerta. The ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) coalition responsible for organizing the protest estimated that the crowd numbered between 80,000 and 100,000, although a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department claimed the figure was only half that.

Students Face Grand Theft Auto
By Nathan Fisher & Conor O'Rourke
Managing Editor & News Writer

Long after the plug had been pulled on Oktoberfest last Saturday night, two students' attempts to keep the party going well into the wee hours of Sunday morning have resulted in jail time and misdemeanor grand theft auto charges for them, a curious outcome given that the college had decided not to press charges. At 4:48 a.m., Will Beach '03 and Chris Hunter '04 were stopped by campus safety for the unauthorized use of college-owned golf carts, a familiar student post-party activity that has typically been dealt with fairly leniently, if at all, by the college.

Los Angeles Residents, Claremont Students Protest Police Brutality
By Aidan Doherty
Editor-in-Chief

Several hundred people participated in a demonstration and march last Tuesday, October 22, in downtown Los Angeles, to protest police brutality. The majority wore black clothing or black armbands as a sign of mourning for the victims of police violence. Participants included various members of civil liberties and civil rights groups, family members of people killed by police, and a large number of students, including several from the Claremont Colleges. Many posters and placards were in evidence, some mounted with photos of people slain by police, others with more explicitly political messages. An upside down American flag and Communist Party placard were among the most remarkable, although the majority specifically condemned the police for abuse of power and the violation of civil rights.

California Democrats Hold Rally for Davis
By Jill Thompson
Daily Forty-Niner (California State Long Beach)

Two presidents joined Gov. Gray Davis for a Democratic "get out the vote" rally Monday night at Animo Charter High School in Inglewood. Former President Bill Clinton, actor Martin Sheen and around 23 statewide democratic elected officials rallied the crowd with chants of "Si se puede!" and "Four more years!" "It is time to open up a can of whoop-ass on the Republicans," California State assemblymember Herb Wesson Jr. said. "They are the party of the privileged, we are the party of the people." Davis highlighted his improvements in education noting "schools are more accountable. Teachers are better trained. A college education is more accessible." Clinton echoed the governor and highlighted California's leading role in America.