The students defended their blockade as a legitimate act of civil disobedience and criticized Epps for not having instructed them to dismantle their blockade or having them arrested.
"The university didn't go through any of the proper procedures." Orenstein said.
"They didn't arrest us. They didn't take outIDs. They don't even know who the hell was there,"Orenstein said.
The University has used photographic evidenceto identify those students involved in the protestaction, official said.
Although members of the Ad Board would notdiscuss the specific handling of the case,protesters said officials with whom they hadspoken said a sub-committee of the Board ispreparing to look into individual cases.
This smaller body will determine the severityof punishments protesters may face. If thestudents face the possibility of punishments ofprobation or more, they are entitled to appearbefore the board