‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ As students took in some sun or some much needed sleep over spring break, a slew of news rolled in Wednesday night. Operation Iraqi Freedom had begun, and many Stony Brook students, faculty, and members of the immediate community organized Monday morning near the SAC Loop to demonstrate their opposition to this aspect of US Foreign Policy. The sign on one man’s back read “Hitler would be proud of Bush.” Another sign read “Make Love Not War.”

All of the groups sponsoring this event blanketed themselves under the title SB Coalition Against War. Groups including the Muslim Students Association, Students for Peace and Humanity and the Social Justice Alliance topped off this protest with hours of speeches from various group members and members of the Long Island community. These speeches stretched from 1 to 3 o’clock. At 3 o’clock, all were welcome to take part in a march from Stony Brook campus to NY State Assemblyman Steve Englebright’s office in East Setauket.

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