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Free speech under debate

In an age of tolerance and diversity, the line between First Amendment rights and respecting others can become blurry.

So, it is no surprise that this issue is a hotbed for discussion in many educational environments such as college campuses across the nation.

Survivor remembers

Holocaust survivor Margot DeWilde told the story of how her life was forever changed after being imprisoned at the labor and death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau Thursday in the Miller Center Auditorium. Thursday marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
To survive when millions do not is a tale most people hope never to tell.

But for Margot DeWilde, a survivor of the Holocaust, her story of endurance is something she hopes will educate, inform and prevent the horrors that occurred during World War II from happening again.

Cadet aims high

Fourth-year student and ROTC cadet Karly Mangen disassembles an M-16 during the ROTC weapons training course at the St. Cloud National Guard Armory Saturday morning.
For every person that serves in the armed forces, there is a reason they signed on for duty. For fourth-year student Karly Mangen, it may be genetic.

Mangen's grandfather was a general in the National Guard and she would like to follow in his footsteps.

"He was a lot of influence and I thought it would be something fun to try," she said.

Activist addresses Latin racial issues

Often compared with the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, human rights activist Jesus "Chucho" Garcia spoke at SCSU Thursday evening about racial issues concerning Latin and South America.

Garcia, founder of the AfroVenezuelan Network, has participated in numerous international and national forums, including the UN Preconference on Racism in Santiago de Chile and the School of the Americas Watch in Ft.



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