Update on the Lock-In

So I've been reading NYU Local's coverage of the protest that is going on in our student center and a poll that they've conducted online shows that 72% of people who responded aren't in support of the protest. Also, here a few of today's highlights:

• 2 girls protested outside of Kimmel, topless
• NYU offered to give the students who have barricaded themselves in our cafeteria vegan food, but they refused because it would be supplied by Aramark, which provides all of the food on campus and apparently uses slave labor or something like that
• The protesters broke the deadbolt lock onto the balcony in the dining hall (that is currently closed for the winter) so that they could smoke and protest louder.  They previously had a non-violence/no property destruction statement, which has now been revised to only a non-violence statement. 
• Based on comments on NYU Local's coverage, students are in agreement that making our library accessible to the public would be ridiculous and would compromise our safety
• The protesters were offered a meeting of 5 students with the senior Vice Provost and the senior VP of University Relations at 5pm if all of the protesters vacated at 4pm.  Take Back NYU refused this offer.
• Take Back NYU was informed that Kimmel closes at 1am and that they must be out by then.  Guess we'll have to wait and see what happens...