1.   Class boycotts and demonstrations in the preceding month had frequently degenerated into violence as students clashed with the police.

2.   Peaceful protests began over disparities in student allowances but escalated into running battles with police, a class boycott and arson and vandalism attacks.

3.   Class boycotts in the end affect students the most, Frankfurt student Enrico Marchio said.

4.   Demonstrations and class boycotts spread to hundreds of campuses as the Kent State shootings highlighted domestic fallout from the conflict.

5.   Hwenge said the technical students will continue a class boycott until they receive assurances their grievances will be addressed.

6.   It was the third day of student protests and a class boycott at the campus in suburban Harare.

7.   Riot police have been criticized for indiscriminately firing tear gas into campus buildings during a class boycott last month over cuts in student allowances.

8.   Students also have pressed their case with demonstrations and class boycotts in the dozens of German university towns.

9.   School pupils have also begun a class boycott in sympathy with their teachers.

10.   Students at another smaller college, the Indumiso College of Education, northwest of Durban, embarked on class boycotts earlier this week.