Berkeley Hunger Strike Ends After 10-Day Demonstration

Berkeley Hunger Strike Ends After 10-Day Demonstration

After 10 days without food, hunger strikers ended their demonstration Wednesday evening while representatives of the strikers met with UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau to discuss their demands.

The strike, which began May 3 as a demonstration focused on a controversial Arizona immigration law and has attracted attention worldwide, concluded as all but one of the 18 strikers ate ears of corn together in a symbolic gesture. UC Berkeley senior Alejandro Lara-Briseno said he will continue to go without food until he travels to Arizona May 20 to meet with family and then travels to Mexico, where he will meet with other organizers.

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