The Abbie Hoffman Center for Free Speech

Click on the sidebar links to learn how students took matters into their own hands and occupied the Allen Center, the administrative building on campus.

Students in the Allen Center, an administrative building on the south side of campus, hang up a banner against the glass doors, declaring it "OCCUPIED!"

Students occupying the Allen Center during the 1970 Abbie Hoffman incident confront media members and their cameras. One student takes off his shirt and uses it to block a camera, while another waves his hand in front of it.