FREMONT - The main intersections of Fremont looked a little out of the ordinary Thursday morning.
Students from the 'History of the 1960's' class at Midland University spotted the intersections of 23rd Street in attempts to reflect on history and take a stance on today's issues.
The majority of students protested the high cost of college tuition and one student rallied for animal rights.
“In the 1960's there was a big protest going on about the civil rights and we are learning how it was when they were out there protesting,” Midland student Demi Blackburn says.
“We wanted to protest against how high college tuition is to get our point across,” Dinah Bialas says.
“We are going to get in debt soon, I mean we are paying so much for tuition and it's not going to be fun getting out of that,” says student Bryan Smith.
“We are walking out of school with $60,000 dollars in student loan debt and we are trying to make this whole world a better place but we can't do that with that much debt,” Katie Kirby states.
“I've always been an admirer of the 60's but mostly just the culture so I never really realized how many historical things happened in the 60's,” Alana Roberg says.
The students took lessons from the 1960's and brought them into today's world.
“So far what we've seen as individuals drive, some of them honk because they see the truth. They are knowing that it is a huge problem,” Tiffany Nivarro says.
“By doing this, we really kind of get a more hands on look to what life was like back then. I think it brings us closer to actual events in history and the protestors that did this daily…for hours,” says Roberg.
The students fought the cold for a cause they believe in.
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