Students arrested at a rally at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee were required to pay their tickets, and the university is continuing its investigation into the students’ actions.

The rally, held on campus March 4, was led by a group of students opposed to budget cuts for faculty and an alleged pay increase for UWM Chancellor Carlos Santiago. The rally turned ugly, and students were ticketed for multiple offenses including drug possession and carrying weapons.

UWM campus police first tried to subdue the crowd when the rally spun out of control, and this led to pepper spray, kicks aimed at officers and other violence that landed individuals in trouble with the authorities.

UW-Milwaukee Student Association President and rally participant Jay Burseth also said while he was not one of those charged at the rally, the discussion and controversy surrounding the subject remained. He said while the students were given fines for their charges, their behavior is still under review by UWM to see whether their actions are punishable further.

Participants from the UWM rally against budget cuts have gone through a court hearing scheduled for April 15.

Burseth said it will be at least a month before any conclusion is made, but he does not see UWM taking further action.

Tom Luljak, spokesperson for UWM, said some students did not receive tickets at the rally, but each student charged was provided a pro bono lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union for the hearing. He said while the university charged the students, it was most likely all the punishment students receive.

Luljak said the university was handling the situation as fairly as possible, adding further punishment was under review. He also said the student rally resulted in a panel that discussed tuition among other salary related items.

“The students were charged, and the charges were never dropped,” Burseth said. “Chancellor Santiago said even if he had the chance to drop charges he wouldn’t and that the hearing would take care of the punishment.”