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Discuss “Carnegie Mellon students walk out in honor of Jena 6”

“We all live in Jena” was the message of the National Student Walk-Out that took place Oct. 1. A group of Carnegie Mellon students participated in the protest to support the Jena 6, a group of black high school students who were excessively charged with crimes stemming from a fight with a white classmate in Jena, La. Over 100 colleges participated nationwide, according to SPIRIT president Chloe Taylor, a senior history and international relations major.

Taylor led a group of about 35 Carnegie Mellon students and joined hundreds of students nationwide in the National Student Walk-Out. At 1 p.m. Oct. 1, Carnegie Mellon students gathered at the Fence and prepared for the two-hour march to the District Attorney’s Office, located downtown...

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