UCB Wheeler Hall Protesters Receive Misdemeanor Charges

After 17 protesters were arrested last week during UC Berkeley's Wheeler Hall occupation, 14 were smacked with misdemeanor charges on Monday. "Eleven protesters were charged on a single count of trespassing by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, reports Daily Cal. "Three were charged on both trespassing and obstructing a peace officer, after allegedly having to be carried out of Wheeler Hall by the police in order to be arrested." Protesters' demands ranged from halting budget cuts to the democratization the UC Board of Regents. [Daily Cal]