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Every year, tens of thousands of people converge on Ft. Benning, Georgia to protest the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly the School of the Americas (SOA). The school, which trains South and Central American military and law enforcement personnel, has been under fire due to the… how should we say… rather alarming number of human rights abuses (including rape, torture, and murder) perpetrated by its graduates. For the students of America’s Jesuit colleges, the protests hold special significance, as many of the victims of the SOA alums were Jesuits themselves. Read more about the protests, and the students who attended, from Loyola University or Boston College.

11/20/06 Read More from Boston College
11/21/06 Read More from Loyola