In no way did Students for Bush's presence at the Duke-FSU game hijack the basketball team's success.
Rather, Students for Bush contributed to the spirit of the Cameron Crazies. Thirty students who do not normally stand in sub-freezing temperatures among snow and ice did just that in order to obtain wrist bands for the game.
Those same students wore Duke blue T-shirts and spent an entire night cheering for the Blue Devils.
We chanted and screamed for Duke, not for a political party. Although some students held up Bush-Cheney signs, GO DUKE was printed across the top. Our T-shirts, while intended to make a statement, did not infringe upon the rights of any other person in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Throughout this primary season, multiple Democratic candidates have enlisted supporters to participate in spontaneous activities in public locations. Why should a group of Republicans be chastised for their political activities?
Duke students of all political persuasions should be lauded for their willingness to stand up for their beliefs.
Sarah Hawkins
Trinity '04
The author is president of Students for Bush
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