Word: sit-in
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...successful sit-in is an unusual accomplishment. It requires thorough planning, excellent timing, an understanding of the media, and a group of students willing to stand up (or sit down) for their cause. Yale’s Undergraduate Organizing Committee (UOC) planned such a successful sit-in two Thursdays ago, when 15 students took over Yale’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions while 150 others protested outside. The students were spurred by concern over the welfare of fellow students who could not afford an Ivy League tuition under Yale’s financial aid policies...
...changes come days after members of a Yale student group staged a sit-in at the school’s undergraduate admissions office. The group, the Undergraduate Organizing Committee, has been lobbying for a more expansive aid policy since last fall...
...sit-in had zero impact,” Conroy said...
...Officers kept coming in, and it seemed like we were going to get arrested, and that’s actually what we were prepared for,” said Yale sophomore Gloria Alday, who participated in the sit...
Gonzales was part of the group of demonstrators that waited outside during the sit-in. During a telephone interview with The Crimson late yesterday afternoon, Gonzales had to hang up several times to check on the latest developments amidst the frenzy...