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1. 1. www.gainesvilletimes.com

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   Published on: 4/24/2008   Last Visited: 4/24/2008

   "To think that we have history sitting here with us is an amazing thing," said André Cheek before she introduced the airmen.
   
   Cheek is the director of the Office of Minority Affairs at Gainesville State.

2. 2. www.gainesvilletimes.com

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   Published on: 9/22/2007   Last Visited: 9/23/2007

   Friday afternoon, Andre Cheek, Gainesville State's director of minority affairs and multicultural programs, said that she was tired from the trip, but the exhaustion was worth the experience.
   
   "It was worth seeing the students participate in something they believed in and were passionate about," Cheek said.
   
   The college's Black Student Association and Students for a Progressive Society funded the trip.
   
   Adventure came to the group before they even arrived in Jena.
   
   Cheek said that early Thursday morning their bus was traveling as part of a caravan of six buses, when suddenly "three cop cars came in between our buses with their lights on and flying."
   
   "When they got in front of the first bus, they turned off their (emergency) lights. We weren't speeding, but we thought they were getting ready to pull us over," she said.
   
   And then, 25 miles outside the town, Louisiana State Police stopped buses from traveling any farther.
   
   "There were a hundred or more buses lined up on the highway," Cheek said. "We got out and started marching on the freeway."
   
   The chorus of marchers caused more problems for authorities, who promptly lifted the blockade and began letting buses through.
   
   Cheek said that the word was that before the police stop, authorities were allowing only five buses to pass through every 15 minutes.
   
   When in town, protestors found a "deserted town," Cheek said. The only store open that she found was a Subway restaurant.
   
   The Gainesville State group was able to get close to the stage where speakers addressed the crowd.
   
   "We were blessed," Cheek said. "But there were so many people, it was scary."
   
   The students were able to see other landmarks, including Jena High School, where racial tensions boiled over last year after a black student asked if he and fellow blacks could join whites under a tree frequented by white students.

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   Published on: 12/16/2006   Last Visited: 1/18/2008

   Andre Cheek, Gainesville College