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Seven Students Arrested at Emory during Tent City Stand-off
Orignal source: The Atlanta Progressive News(APN) DEKALB COUNTY -- Seven students were arrested during a stand-off with the Emory University administration tonight, Monday, April 25, 2011, Atlanta Progressive News has learned.Last week, APN reported that 150 students protested at Emory regarding its contract with Sodexo to operate its cafeterias. During that protest, two dozen students occupied the Administration Building, but they left the building after being threatened with arrest and after being promised a meeting with the University's President.That meeting, which took place the following day at 5pm, was not fruitful, Alex Zavell, 20, an Emory sophomore majoring in Political Science, told APN in an interview.
Emory Students Occupy Building over Cafeteria Workers' Rights
Original source: The Atlanta Progressive News
Students and Faculty Occupy a Building in Protest at California State University East Bay
HAYWARD, CA 4/13/11 -- Students and faculty at California State University, East Bay, marched to the administration building on the campus and then occupied the building in protest. Organized by Students for a Quality Education and the California Faculty Association, the civil disobedience protested budget cuts and fee increases for students, and cutbacks on staff and benefits, while administrators' salaries are increased.
Seven Undocumented Students Arrested for Wanting an Education
Original source: The Atlanta Progressive News
