CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Silent Sam protesters were both in court and on the University of North Carolina’s campus Thursday.

  • John Quick pleaded guilty to a simple assault charge
  • That charge has the possibility to be dismissed
  • Students later met on campus and gave demands to UNC Chancellor Carol Folt

John Quick was charged with simple assault following the toppling of the statue in August. He pleaded guilty to that charge, but the judge told him that charge would be dismissed if he stayed out of trouble for the next six months.

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Following that court appearance, UNC students and protesters gathered on campus to issue demands to UNC chancellor Carol Folt.

"One of our demands is that the university stops treating us as some kind of evil outsider force or something, and recognize us. We're just students that care passionately about our university and want it to be the best place it can be," graduate worker Calvin Deutschbein said.

The demands also include putting a stop to police aggression during protests and that campus leadership stop allowing white supremacist groups on campus.

 

 

Folt attended the rally and accepted a list of demands from one of the ralliers, however, she declined to comment. 

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