After a candlelight vigil held at 9:00 p.m. last night, the crowd outside Mass. Hall quieted.
The lights inside Mass. Hall illuminated the colorful living wage posters taped to the windows of the administrative building.
While HUPD officers continued to stand outside the building, about two dozen students chatted casually with their friends on the inside through the open Mass. Hall windows-discussing dinner and the Mass. Hall décor.
Offner said that PSLM members had organized a schedule for students to remain outside throughout the night.
She said continuing support from the outside was necessary for the safety of the protestors.
"We heard a threat of a police bust and so it's really important to make sure people are out here," she said.
At midnight, after a few hours of quiet protest, the students both inside and outside Mass. Hall began yelling. The activists inside the building turned on their radios and began clapping and banging on wastebaskets. The supporters outside yelled, "No justice, no quiet!"
The brief escalation came after a HUPD officer moved into a room inside Mass. Hall that the students had unofficially designated a "safe space" for discussion and planning.
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