Difference between revisions of "Karina Garcia"
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== Role in the Minuteman stage-rush == | == Role in the Minuteman stage-rush == | ||
| − | Garcia gained notoriety during the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] during which she and other protesters climbed on stage and unfurled banners, interrupting the speaking event. Mayhem ensued. A Columbia disciplinary committee issued her a [[censure]]. Following the event, Garcia was featured on FOX News, juxtaposed with College Republicans head, [[Chris Kulawik]]; Bill O'Reilly labeled her a radical element of "far left loons on the Columbia Kool-Aid campus". Garcia left Columbia during the Fall [[2006]] semester to go on a speaking tour of schools and organizations in California and returned the following term. | + | Garcia gained notoriety during the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] during which she and other protesters climbed on stage and unfurled banners, interrupting the speaking event. Mayhem ensued. A Columbia disciplinary committee issued her a [[censure]]. Following the event, Garcia was featured on FOX News, juxtaposed with College Republicans head, [[Chris Kulawik]]; [[Bill O'Reilly]] labeled her a radical element of "far left loons on the Columbia Kool-Aid campus". Garcia left Columbia during the Fall [[2006]] semester to go on a speaking tour of schools and organizations in California and returned the following term. |
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Garcia, Karina]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Garcia, Karina]] | ||
[[Category:Protesters|Garcia, Karina]] | [[Category:Protesters|Garcia, Karina]] | ||
[[Category:Class of 2007|Garcia]] | [[Category:Class of 2007|Garcia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:51, 21 May 2013
Karina Garcia CC '07 is the former Political Chair of the Chicano Caucus and former chair of Latino outreach group, Lucha.
Role in the Minuteman stage-rush
Garcia gained notoriety during the Minuteman stage-rush during which she and other protesters climbed on stage and unfurled banners, interrupting the speaking event. Mayhem ensued. A Columbia disciplinary committee issued her a censure. Following the event, Garcia was featured on FOX News, juxtaposed with College Republicans head, Chris Kulawik; Bill O'Reilly labeled her a radical element of "far left loons on the Columbia Kool-Aid campus". Garcia left Columbia during the Fall 2006 semester to go on a speaking tour of schools and organizations in California and returned the following term.
