November 6, 1998
U. of Texas Students Stage Sit-In to Protest 'Lack of Commitment' to Affirmative Action
About 35 students staged an overnight sit-in last month at a landmark tower on the University of Texas campus here to protest what they called a lack of commitment by university officials to affirmative action.
The demonstration began after students said Larry R. Faulkner, the university's president, refused to sign a letter saying he would meet with them to discuss their demands. The demands stemmed from a campus rally earlier in the
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