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Gee Boots Student Protestors

Ohio State University President Gordon Gee had a dozen students ejectedfrom the Board of Trustees meeting this morning as they protested a proposed contract with an apparel company they say uses sweat-shop labor. Silver Star Merchandising, the Dallas Cowboys' merchandising arm, makes college-logo apparel in El Salvador and Indonesia. The proposed multimillion-dollar ten year deal was negotiated last May in secret, according to the students. OSU officials have previously denied the allegations.

Related Links:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/24/business/students-object-to-use-of-sweatshop-labor-on-college-clothing.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

http://usas.org/2011/09/26/ohio-state-dallas-cowboys-caught-rigging-bid-process-for-monopoly-apparel-deal/

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.