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University of Puerto Rico Student Strike Rolls On � Student Activism

University of Puerto Rico Student Strike Rolls On � Student Activism

University of Puerto Rico Student Strike Rolls On

A student strike that has shut down the university of Puerto Rico for two weeks shows no signs of ending anytime soon.
English-language reporting on the strike has been almost non-existent — the most recent relevant Google News hit on “university puerto rico protest” is a University of Minnesota campus paper’s April 29 story on the strike’s effect on three U of M students.
But the Puerto Rico Daily Sun (which is in English, but isn’t on Google News, for some reason) is covering the story, and recent developments suggest the strike may continue to drag on for quite a while.
On Monday, the university trustees refused a student offer to negotiate. On Tuesday, police forcibly removed