University of West
Georgia students marched recently to raise awareness of the death of Trayvon
Martin, the Florida teenager shot and killed in February. The racially-charged
case has drawn national attention. After weeks of public protests, George
Zimmerman, his alleged shooter, has been charged with second-degree murder in
the case.
The students wound
their way around campus and listened to speakers, who gave brief remarks.
“We are all
mortal. We could all be the next Trayvon Martin, just as we could all be the
next Barack Obama,” Fred Curtis, the incumbent SGA president, said before leading the
group in prayer.
UWG President
Beheruz N. Sethna congratulated the students on their proactive effort. “We
have a great democracy, but democracy is not a spectator sport,” he said.
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