On Thursday, a group of enthusiastic students left for The Walk For Life West Coast, happily undertaking the 20+ hour trip to San Francisco in the teeth of a winter storm. Arriving late Friday night, they had just enough time to recuperate before the next day's March. The young men volunteered to assist in directing participants to and from their shuttle vans, and the young women took their place at the head of the "line," helping to carry the banner that led the estimated 40,000-person March through the streets of San Francisco.

 

 

"It is so easy living at a small Catholic College to lose sight of the fact that there is a dark, horrible aspect of this world where baby humans are slaughtered for the comfort of a few," said sophomore Bill Jay, who orchestrated the trip. "I left Wyoming with the conviction that the Walk for Life could help change the culture of death.  I left San Francisco with an even stronger conviction that the walk really does dramatically help the pro-life cause."

 

At the same time, over 1,100 miles to the East, another group of WCC students were gathering in Wyoming's capitol city, Cheyenne, for the same purpose. A much shorter drive and favorable weather conditions resulted in a robust contingent of WCC students, who joined over 300 marchers in the city. As they marched passed St. Mary's Cathedral, the bells echoed through the city in support. Steven Ertelt, editor and CEO of lifenews.com and the legislative director of Right to Life of Wyoming, said the march signified 37 years of "life denied." Wyoming Catholic's students were glad of the opportunity to pray, march, and show their support for the unborn.
 

A photo album chronicling the weekend activities of our courageous students can be found here. (January 29, 2010)