Trail Mix: Protest Edition

The Ann Arbor Pow Wow—the largest of its kind in the Midwest— drew protesters who not only were celebrating American Indian culture but were also demanding the University of Michigan hand over ancestral remains and tribal objects they claim belong to Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe of Michigan, the Michigan Daily reports. At the event, 1,428 seats were sectioned off to represent the number of artifacts the tribe is requesting returned. The university maintains that the remains are "culturally unidentifiable."

SUNY-Geneseo students dressed up as polar bears to rally against global warming last week, the Lamron writes. Organizers also handed out awards to "proponents of environmental degradation," which included the Bank of America and the Bush administration.

Penn State students protested the Guantánamo Bay prison with a rally and demonstration, which featured two students dressed in orange jumpsuits and black masks holding cardboard slats as a faux prison cell, the Daily Collegian reports. The 10-person rally was organized by the school's Amnesty International chapter.

Die-ins continue their popularity. Utah students held one on Friday as they sprawled on the ground to bring awareness to the Darfur genocide, the Daily Utah Chronicle writes.