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Demonstrators made up of Black Student Union members and students lay across a bridge to honor the Black Lives Matter movement outside Cole Hall around noon Tuesday. Some students wore garbage bags to represent those who died and others held signs with information about individuals who died at the hands of police. About 200 students stopped to watch the demonstration.

Students unify with protest

By Nancy Galan | October 13, 2016

Demonstrators made up of Black Student Union members and students lay across a bridge to honor the Black Lives Matter movement outside Cole Hall around noon Tuesday. Some students wore garbage bags to represent those who died and others held signs with information about individuals who died at the hands of police. About 200 students stopped to watch the demonstration.