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FD-350 (Rev. 5-8-81) (Indicate page,name of8A newspaper, city and state.) The Daily Texas Austin, Tx (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Date: 10/20/2005 Edition: Group protests Title: Group protests Army presence at career fail Character: 100A-SA-57717 Army presence at or Classification: Submitting Office: San Antonio Indexing: career fair By Patrick George chanted as they waved signs that Though the protestors blocked if they didn't protect us, Short Daily Texan Staff criticized the American war effort the Army booth and shouted.at .said.. in Iraq. people who sought employment CAMEO members screamed About 40 student activists "We're here to protest anything information fromhim, therecruiter over recruiters' conversations stormed the College of Liberal Arts' that facilitates recruiters on cam- from the Army's Dobie Mall office . and debated with students and job fair Wednesday to protest U.S. pus, said Mike Corwin, CAMEO said that the group did have a right employers. The group's size in the Army recruiters' role in the event. co-founder and a LAN adminis- to be there. confined space prevented some Cries of, "When recruiters lie, stu- trator at the Center for American Other recruiters said they were people from getting to the tables. dents die," and "Money for school, History. "We're here to teach peo- frustrated with CAMEO's actions. . The group Iater turned its attention not for-war," filled the Texas Union ple that death isn't a career arid to "I think they're a pain in the to other government organizations Ballroom, where about 70 employ- put an end to their discrimination butt," said Hunter Short, a recruiter . at the 'event, such as the National ers had booths. against homosexuals., for construction eguipment com- Security Agency and the Defense Members of the Campus The University provided pany Neff Rental, whose booth was nextto theArmy's."Our companies protested against the Axmy recruit- Occupation gathered on the West to the Army recruiting station.. spend a lot of money to come here, ment offices in Dobie Mall in the Mall .at 10:30 a.m. to make post- . We want to accommodate their and it's juvenile and disrespectful past. ers and pass out pamphlets. They rightto freespeech,' said Margarita to distract us like this" Most of the protesters were gone marched into the Texas Union and Arellano, associate dean of stu-. Short also said he wasn't happy. by 12:30 p.m. Five University Police upstairs into the ballroom, sur- dents.'TheUniversitytriestoteach--with the protestors criticizing the Department officers were on hand rounding the Army recruiter table. Students that they can express their military. to.observe the demonstration. The CAMEO members shouted and 1 FirstAmendment rights' "Our freedoms wouldn't be here. event remained peaceful. ecruiter! / 100A-SA-57717 1 - 80-0 1 - FBIHQ (00ASA-5^717 EARCH FOIMS, b6 LRIAL DEXED b7C FILED OCT 2 1 2005 FBI-SAN ANTONIO Matt Norris Daily Texan Staff Armystaffsergeantsspeak witha possiblerecruit as protesters denouncerecruit-! I ment and the Iraq war at the College of Liberal Arts' job fair on Wednesday.