President to Aggieland Protest Updates:

Growing

12:36 thebattonline: Protestors gathering outside Rudder Tower and elsewhere among campus in preparation for President Obama's appearance at 4:00 p.m.

1:59 thebattalion: A group of students from New Caney High School drove two hours to protest. "What Obama's doing is affecting our generation," said senior Ciera Bolieu. "It feels good to be out here doing something about it."

2:12 thebattalion: Estimated number of protesters from Spence Park is at least 500. 2:16 thebattalion: "Don't tread on me. It originated back in the Revolutionary War, in King George's era, for individual public rights. King Obama, don't tread. We still have our rights and our Constitution." -- James William, Campaign for Liberty in Austin 2:19 thebattalion: "They are making big fools of themselves and they don't even know it," said sophomore forensic science major Reggie Nubine. "We are sitting here because we don't want to be a part of this. Most of these people here are not students -- they don't go here."

2:20 thebattonline: Estimated number of protestors from Spence Park is at least 500. #TAMU

2:26 thebattalion: Approximately 50 protesters by G. Rollie White

2:28 thebattonline: KAMU-TV will be streaming the speech live online starting at 3:30 -- http://kamu-tv.tamu.edu/ #TAMU

2:28 thebattalion: Protest in front of G. Rollie White is growing -- about 100 protesters.

2:29 thebattalion: 4 buses of protesters have arrived so far.

2:31 thebattalion: Young Conservatives of Texas are walking to the front of G. Rollie.

2:32 thebattonline: Watch footage of the protestors gathering at #TAMU waiting for President #Obama http://bit.ly/SLo28

2:34 thebattalion: 150 protesters estimated in front of G. Rollie White -- chant is "Barack Obama, Barack Obama, you lie."

12:36 thebattonline: Protestors gathering outside Rudder Tower and elsewhere among campus in preparation for President Obama's appearance at 4:00 p.m.

12:53 thebattalion: Chant at Spence is "Keep Your Hands Off Texas" 12:59 thebattalion: 400-500 protesters in Spence. Soapbox speeches have started. 1:04 thebattalion: Counter-protests are forming outside of Rudder. 1:16 thebattalion: The "Points of Light" program should start at 4 p.m. The president should arrive shortly before that. 1:29 thebattalion: Rick Perry's senior advisor Tina Benkiser spoke at the Spence Park rally: "We stand on conservative principles." 1:32 thebattalion: Photo slideshow posted: http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2009/10/16/News/Photos.Obama.Visit.To.Texas.Am-3805616.shtml 1:53 thebattalion: The perimeter around G. Rollie White is now open. 1:59 thebattalion: A group of students from New Caney High School drove two hours to protest. "What Obama's doing is affecting our generation," said senior Ciera Bolieu. "It feels good to be out here doing something about it." 2:12 thebattalion: Estimated number of protesters from Spence Park is at least 500. 2:16 thebattalion: "Don't tread on me. It originated back in the Revolutionary War, in King George's era, for individual public rights. King Obama, don't tread. We still have our rights and our Constitution." -- James William, Campaign for Liberty in Austin

2:19 thebattalion: "They are making big fools of themselves and they don't even know it," said sophomore forensic science major Reggie Nubine. "We are sitting here because we don't want to be a part of this. Most of these people here are not students -- they don't go here."