A petition is circulating at the school and students are sending e-mails and writing letters to their congressmen in protest of two bills: U.S. Senate Bill 89 and House Bill 163. The bill would require all young persons in the United States between the ages of 18 and 26, including women, to perform a period of military service or civilian service.

Brandi Mora, a volunteer with Amnesty International, said she was floored by the students' reaction.

"They wanted to know as much as they could because they were so upset by it," she said. "They wanted to know who they needed to write to and what they could do to stop it. I just didn't think that they would be that passionate about wanting to stop something that is really political."