Starving for Attention

How hunger-striking students at Georgetown U. lost 270 pounds and won a 'living wage' for campus workers

It was impossible to walk through the main square of Georgetown University's campus last week without noticing the 20-foot banner that read "Hunger Strike," and the white, domed tent beside it. Inside, a group of students huddled in sleeping bags and vowed they would not eat until the university gave its janitorial workers a "living wage."

A poster announced how much weight

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