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Sit-In Leads To 31 Arrests

04/16/2008 7:28 am
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Thirty-one students involved in a daylong sit-in to demand Penn State sign onto an anti-sweatshop labor program were arrested and charged with criminal trespass after refusing to leave Old Main when it closed at 5 p.m.

According to the Daily Collegian, Penn State President Graham Spanier sat in his office at 201 Old Main while about 35 people chanted, clapped, and held signs insisting the university approve the Desginated Suppliers Program (DSP).  (Read More) 

Source: StateCollege.com

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