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Flash: 3:30 p.m.: Wheeler Hall Protesters Still Negotiating With Campus Officials

By Riya Bhattacharjee
Friday November 20, 2009 - 02:27:00 PM
A UC Berkeley faculty member asks students to show their support for the occupiers inside Wheeler Hall
Riya Bhattacharjee
A UC Berkeley faculty member asks students to show their support for the occupiers inside Wheeler Hall
UC Berkeley linguistics professor George Lakoff talks to student protesters
UC Berkeley linguistics professor George Lakoff talks to student protesters

Though UC Berkeley professor George Lakoff announced at 3 p.m. Friday that student protesters occupying Wheeler Hall on the UC Berkeley campus Friday would soon be exiting the building, escorted by UC police, no one has yet left the hall.  

After negotiating with police, the protesters will apparently be cited for misdemeanors. Lakoff said none will be handcuffed as they leave the building.  

According to Lakoff, terms of an agreement with campus officials say that a student representative will meet with the vice chancellor of student affairs, who may meet with the Chancellor Robert Birgeneau later.