A sit-in on the Texas State University campus ended after about 29 hours with no promises from the administration to meet protesters’ demands.
The sit-in on the fourth floor of the LBJ Student Center began Thursday evening in protest of the arrest of four students in the Quad on Wednesday. The arrests followed an incident in which a student wearing a “Make America Great Again” or “MAGA” hat approached students protesting the scheduled march by the right-wing Texas Nomads SAR.
“The incident that led to the arrests began when one student took a hat off another student’s head and fled,” a statement from University Police Chief Laurie Clouse reads. “Police officers quickly interceded and directed the student to drop the stolen property. The student refused multiple directives and was then detained with the intention of being given a ticket for theft. The student was later arrested after providing a false identity to the police.
