More face charges after 2nd protest and march calling for ouster of NYC university president

April 11, 2009

NEW YORK (AP)- More people are facing charges after a second protest in
Manhattan calling for the resignation of New School University
president Bob Kerrey.

The rally at about 10 p.m. Friday in Union Square was organized in
response to the arrests of 22 people who broke into a building on
campus and occupied it for five hours earlier in the day.

The second protest ended when police stopped them from marching to
Kerrey's house. Police say two protesters were arrested on charges of
criminal mischief.

Police were summoned by school officials around 11 a.m. Friday after protesters began occupying the New School building.

Participants in the earlier protest demanded Kerry's resignation and
listed other reasons for their actions, including budget and management
issues and a desire for more study space.

Police say the protesters inside the building were arrested
peacefully. But outside, protesters clashed with officers and broke
through metal barriers.