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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Small protest takes place at Auburn

I didn't head over to it today, but there was a small protest on Auburn's campus today about Tommy Tuberville's dismissal. Their main point: they believed the school forced the 10-year coach out and that he did not resign.

The Associated Press reported about 70 participants. On a campus that's roughly 24,000 people, that would account for 0.29% of the student body.

Here's the full AP story:
Auburn University students and alumni are protesting the school's treatment of former football coach Tommy Tuberville.

About 70 people marched to the president's mansion on the campus Tuesday. They said they came out to show support for Tuberville and to protest what they believe was his forced exit by university officials.

Protest organizer Taylor Jones of Montgomery said he believes Tuberville was forced to resign and that school officials haven't been truthful in saying the coach quit on his own.

During the protest, demonstrators chanted Tuberville's name, sang the school's fight song and said they planned to show up at the next trustee's meeting.

Mobile Register beat writer Evan Woodberry has an even better account on his blog.

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