What makes us even more proud, though, is that this march was carried out without incident or violence and that it followed the rules Haley set forth in her speech. The news from this week has contained startling accounts of police crackdowns, protester resistance and, in general, conduct that endangers both the message of this movement and the safety of its participants. This march was an example of protest within the rule of law.
At the end of the day, civility is the name of the game. It is the quality that should be the defining light of what it means to be a Gamecock, no matter where our passions might lie. The fact that students had the drive and courage to organize this event, in so short of a time, as well as the respect necessary to make it a successful expression of civil protest, makes it an event USC should be proud of.