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November 24, 2009, 03:04 AM ET
Students Take Their Protest to U. of California President's Office
x-posted: howtheuniversityworks.com
Several hundred students gathered at the Oakland courthouse Monday to protest the filing of felony burglary charges against protesters last week, then began an impromptu march over to the University of California's Office of the President (UCOP), the building from which Mark Yudof directs the entire UC system. About 70 members of the crowd pushed past police and gained entry by a rear door of the building, according to at least one report, including photographs taken from a cellphone.
During the ensuing sit-in, students demanded to meet with Yudof, and eventually were met by two staffers who apparently admitted earning salaries of between $250,000 and $350,000.
"The most important thing was the occupation of the building itself and the students' defiant mood," wrote one participant. "They were not going to be stopped by a few cops."
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