December 18, 1998

Indonesian Students Debate Tactics as Protests Become More Violent

By DAVID COHEN

Educators are alarmed by increasing campus militance and mysterious threats

Tacked to the wall of the main foyer at Trisakti University here in the Indonesian capital is a small notice that reads, "Let's start with personal reformation!" The last word is a deliberate play on the Reformasi! slogan adopted by the student-led, anti-government protest movement that has swept Indonesia in 1998.

In this particular space, however, such

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