A group of approximately 500 protestors gathered at the sundial Wednesday afternoon in support of the Student Workers of Columbia’s demands for a fair contract. The crowd was composed primarily of graduate and undergraduate students, expressing solidarity for the strike anticipated for next Wednesday, Nov. 3, if the University does not accede to the SWC’s demands. After a series of speeches, the crowd moved to march on Schermerhorn Hall, where protestors interrupted a class being taught by University President Lee Bollinger.
Bollinger was lecturing for his undergraduate political science class, “Freedom of Speech and Press,” when protestors entered the classroom, chanting “Bollinger in your ivory tower, we’ll fight you with union power.”
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Protestors interrupt President Bollinger’s class in support of student workers’ strike
