Today (June 13, 2007) is day three of our pursuit to seek academic freedom and an overturn on the decision of denial of tenure for both Finkelstein and Larudee, a group of about 40 of us, students and some faculty were asked to leave the conference room adjacent to DePaul President Fr. Dennis Holtschneider's office at 5: 00p.m. The day before Fr. Holtshneider said we can say as long as we wanted.

When the Dean of students and DePaul's Public Safety asked us to leave we refused and demanded a written request, why they are asking us to leave explicitly, what we should do, and what would be the consequences if we refused. They would not write up the request and when we asked for the consequences they kept telling us to refer to the student handbook.

As we made our way out of the room we occupied the suite, and again asked to leave, we were threatened with expulsion and arrest for faculty and alumni.

We will be continuing the sit in tomorrow in the Lincoln Park campus student center, we will be spending the night. We will not give up. Thank you for all your help and support.


In Solidarity,
Samar


"We will not retreat one thousandth of one inch"

~Norman Finkelstein