Not to protest tuition hikes! A little pepper spray’s good for them!
I have seen no allegation that any of the students were violent or even used civil disobedience; the main problem seems to have been — in the college president’s words — that the small boardroom wasn’t able to accommodate all of the students who wanted to speak: ”We expected some students, but we didn’t expect that big of a crowd with such enthusiasm.”
When students demanded entrance to the room the meeting was being held — a tiny room, with room for only a handful of outsiders (by a great coincidence) — the police went wild.
Here’s a couple of other pictures from “BAG News Notes”.
http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2012/04/what-earns-you-extra-attention-when-youre-not-first-school-in-your-state-this-past-year-to-pepper-spray/