32 Penn State students handcuffed, let go

Thirty-two Penn State students staging a sit-in at Old Main were handcuffed, and later released, when they refused to leave the protest Tuesday afternoon, organizers said.

The students left Old Main after police took down their information and removed the handcuffs, said Aaron Troisi, a member of the Penn State chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops, which organized the protest.

It was not known Tuesday if charges are planned against the protesters. Bill Mahon, Penn State’s vice president of university relations, said the courts would notify the students about any further legal action, but he would not comment on whether the university would press charges.

The students, who are members and supporters of USAS, staged the protest at around 11 a.m. in a mezzanine lounge on the second floor of Old Main. The sit-in was held in conjunction with a rally Tuesday afternoon on the Old Main steps in which students and community members demanded that Penn State President Graham Spanier sign on to the Designated Supplier Program.

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