Protesters demand honorary degree for Schlafly be rescinded

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Protesting students and faculty are demanding that Washington University rescind the honorary degree it plans to give conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly on Friday.

They gathered Wednesday outside Chancellor Mark Wrighton's residence and his office, chanting and holding signs.

They say they're not protesting Schlafly's views, but the university's honoring those views.

The university has said the honorary degree is a recognition that the 83-year-old's life and work have had an impact on American life.

Schlafly, who holds two degrees from Washington University, does not plan to speak at Friday's commencement ceremony.

She called the protesters "a bunch of losers."