For three weeks, five UNC students have camped out inside South Building, the school's main administration building, protesting the the university's refusal to join the Designated Suppliers Program. The students claim that this program would help "improve wages and conditions for workers who make clothing with the university logo," but the university - for whatever reason - has continually rejected their request.

Today, they decided they had had enough and weren't going to be ignored any longer. So, they marched up the stairs and occupied the chancellor's personal office. I guess they figured he would have to listen if they were barking rhythmic chants two feet from his face.

The problem, however, is that they were warned explicitly not to do this. As a result, they were all arrested for disorderly conduct. I'm sure they knew this would happen but wanted to go down as martyrs for their cause.

Truth be told, they succeeded, because here I am writing about their arrest. Kudos, angry protesters!