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...They gave up their sit-in Thursday afternoon at the request of Anderson's parents to prepare for a march. The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton spoke to crowd of about 1,500 at that rally in front of the the state capitol building Friday morning. Both demanded the state complete its investigation and punish those responsible. They later met privately with Gov. Jeb Bush...
...meanwhile, is downsizing, keeping its convenience store spot but not its café annex. The Z Restaurant Group will completely renovate the Finagle location. The street level space will feature a counter café with short-order offerings such as sandwiches, salads, and crêpes for sit-in or take-out service. A full-service restaurant and bar will be located in the basement level, and an outdoor terrace will be created in an adjacent vacant space. The menu will feature “the kind of food that you would get if you went to a chef?...
...Union College, Harold C. Martin, once called Pusey “obdurate”, but Pusey said he preferred the term “intractable.” In addition to his stodginess, Pusey was heavily criticized for his inability to control student unrest after the 1969 University Hall sit-in, and the Harvard Corporation turned to Bok to settle the waters.Law Professor Emeritus Detlev F. Vagts was not surprised by the choice, noting that Bok’s specialty in labor law made him an ideal candidate for the job. “If you’re doing...
...President came too late—and more to the point, there actually wasn’t that much of it. Where were the student protesters after the last Faculty Meeting? Where were the petitions? Sure, a group of Larry-lovers had some plans to stage a sit-in at the Faculty Club, but by and large, the whole affair has been met with one big collective shrug from the undergraduate population. It’s not that everyone’s happy he’s gone—far from it—but most undergrads don?...
...late Friday night, riot police surrounded the makeshift camp with public transport buses on hand ready to move the refugees to camps in the desert of Dahshur near the Saqqara pyramids in Giza. For almost four hours police officers used microphones to urge the protesters to peacefully end their sit-in. The refugees responded by throwing empty liquor bottles, iron rods, stones, and tree branches at the police. Police reacted by directing high-powered water jets at the refugees. As the police set upon the refugees, a stampede ensued. The clash ended with about 20 deaths and at least...