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Students stage sit-in at Goldsmiths uni
Goldsmiths is the fourth London university to be occupied by students angry at cuts

THE number of London universities under occupation continued to expand as over 80 students took over an administration building at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

The new campus takeover by Free University of London emerged on Thursday evening with students releasing an extensive set of demands.

Speaking to the Star, Goldsmiths student George Venizelos said: “We are not a single isolated occupation in the south-east of London — we are part of a network of occupations.

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