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Sit-In May Turn Into Lockdown At Washington University in St. Louis

Big Muddy, 13.04.2005

At Washington Universtity, in St. Louis Missouri, 14 students sat in an admissions building to demand a living wage for the food, janitorial, and service workers of the university.

DAY 10, 4/13:
2pm: A dozen students remain in the admissions building, despite repeated written warnings for violation of the Student Judicial Code. Anticipated disagreement over tactics is occuring among the folks sitting-in. Rallies will still proceed, despite increased pressure.

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DAY 8, 4/11:
Today 50 students are inside the admissions office, located inside Brookings Hall, and an additional 200 are outside rallying for a living wage.

As early as tonight, the University will make an attempt to forcibly remove the students from the admissions building. However, it has been reported that the 14 students that started this sit in will not move voluntarily until the demands are met.

This information comes from Washington University via telphone, and will be updated as necessary.

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