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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Glad I'm not a staffer during all this

Oxford students evicted after Bodleian Library sit-in
The university said it supported "freedom of expression" and "the right to peaceful protest".

"However, this was an unlawful occupation and one that caused considerable inconvenience and disruption for students wishing to pursue their studies and for staff of some of the university's most important library facilities," a spokesman explained.

"Those occupying the building were repeatedly asked to leave quietly and peacefully but chose not to do so. Attempts to negotiate an amicable resolution had failed.

"A significant proportion of those occupying the Radcliffe Camera were not Oxford University students and their intentions were unclear."

The Bodleian Library stores all books published in the UK.
Of course, the fact that it's the Bodleian would make me put up with just about anything. :) I understand where they're coming from--I have a lot of student debt. I wonder what they'd think of tuition paid here in the US, even at public universities?

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