I Survived The G-20

Do you think that there will be T-shirts out in the near future that say something like that?

There was definitely activity on campus today, and it was actually the largest gathering on campus this entire week.  However, the group was relatively calm, and they were all holding signs that said things like, "Solar Power," "Wind Mills," and "Safe Food," all things that I could agree with.  That was different than the anarchist group that came through yesterday that had signs with sayings such as "Declare War on Sterile Machines Now!"  What does that even mean?

Marching towards Forbes Avenue

 These protesters were so peaceful they actually waited at the corner for the "walk" signal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdsPaS8H4Q 
And here is a video of a part of the protest - sorry for the poor video quality. 

The other exciting thing that I saw today were these mini electric cars that were literally zipping around campus for about half an hour.


Apparently, the Chinese (or maybe the Koreans) will be opening two plants to manufacture these vehicles - one in Allegheny County and one in Philadelphia.  They're very similar to the Smart Cars that you see on the road now, just a different brand.  They're electric, so they're practically silent.

The G-20 is over, and the last hurdle that I have to overcome is getting to the North Side tonight without any confrontation - apparently there is a protest going on over there right now, and we are going to the Pirates game!  Perhaps I'll have even more photos after tonight!