Pepper spray used to break up UWM protest

by E Wayne Ross on March 5, 2010

Journal-Sentinel: Pepper spray used to break up UWM protest

15 people arrested at rally criticizing rising cost of education

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials said they had to use pepper spray Thursday to help break up a rally at the campus after some protesters became violent while trying to enter the building that contains the chancellor’s office.

Sixteen people were detained and 15 were arrested during the afternoon rally, university spokesman Tom Luljak said. The rally coincided with rallies at colleges nationwide that criticized the rising cost of higher education.