Arrests at CUNY Protest

Fifteen people were arrested Monday when students and others tried to enter a hearing of the City University of New York board on a possible tuition increase, The New York Times reported. The arrests followed a day of protests against the possible increase. During the scuffle between protesters and police officers, some students on higher floors of the building at CUNY's Baruch College dropped books down on the police. A statement from CUNY said that the hearing room was full, and that the confrontation took place when those protesting declined an offer to watch a live video of the hearing in an overflow room. The hearing went on as scheduled.