Detroit News: Students arrested in protest at U-M president’s office over use of sweatshops
A protest over alleged use of sweatshops to make university apparel ended with the arrest of a dozen University of Michigan students Tuesday evening after they refused to leave President Mary Sue Coleman’s private office after the building closed for the night.
The students, who had been protesting in the office in the Fleming Administration Building since shortly after 9 a.m. today, vowed to continue their battle even though they were issued a trespass order barring them from ever stepping into the administration building again. Failure to comply with the order could lead to subsequent arrests.
“This is not over,” said Jason Bates, a 21-year-old sophomore economics student from Novi who was among the 12 arrested.
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