Police Use Loud BSB and AC/DC Music on Protestors

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Mar 22, 2000 Source: The Globe and Mail Submitted By: by HAMIDA GHAFOUR, Wednesday, March 22, 2000 Toronto -- Their meals are hoisted up in a bucket, school assignments are written on laptop computers and sponge baths are being taken in the president's sink, but eight University of Toronto students say they are perfectly comfortable in their sixth day of occupying president Robert Prichard's office. The students, part of a North American movement called Students Against Sweatshops, want the university to proceed with a proposal that would ensure clothing emblazoned with the U of T logo is not made by Third World sweatshop workers. Campus police officers are in the office at all times and they play the pop quintet the Backstreet Boys and the heavy-metal group ACDC on large speakers late into the night. "Apparently it's to keep them awake but I don't suspect that. It's not bothering us that much, actually," 24-year-old Derek Laventure said. Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: JimmiNi aALKAu http://www.FyLitCl7Pf7ojQdDUOLQOuaxTXbj5iNG.com Comment on this item. Next Item: Who Wants to Be a Pop Idol? Prev Item: Man Shot, Fans Stay In Line