University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago announced a possible review of police conduct during the rally and arrests, which took place on campus March 4.

Santiago met with a number of student leaders March 11, including UW-Milwaukee Student Association President Jay Burseth, who was detained during the arrests.

According to the Students for a Democratic Society website, the meeting with the chancellor satisfied one of its three demands. The other demands include a pardon on the tickets for all those arrested and the resignation of the UW-Milwaukee chief of police.

While supposedly not at the campus during the rally, Santiago said he stands by the campus police force based on accounts he has read and heard. He said he felt all parties involved in the rally saw the direction it took as unfortunate.

“Our bottom line is the health and safety of our students is first and foremost,”

Mike Gold, an SDS officer said.

There has not been a date set for the review because it has not been officially consented to by the chancellor.

Students who were arrested and given tickets during the March 4 rally have now all been given a lawyer, instead of the original one lawyer to represent all the students.

Pro bono lawyers are now representing the students who received tickets from the American Civil Liberties Union, .

“I think it is a defensive strategy,” Gold said. “Rather than taking it to court, the university will drop the charges. The strategy is to make it as complicated as possible so [the university] will not want to deal with it.”

The court date is set for April 15.

Chris Ahmuty, executive director of the Wisconsin chapter of the ACLU, said the ACLU wants to make sure the 15 students who got a ticket get a fair hearing, which does not necessarily mean all the students are innocent or guilty. The ACLU does not necessarily side with the students, Ahmuty added.

He said not all protestors were in the same position, and to some extent the protest did get out of hand. The ACLU said there was need for a police review since the day of the arrests.

“We’re pleased the chancellor has agreed with us that an independent investigation is in order,” Ahmuty said.

The nature of the investigation, if there will even be one, is unclear. Ahumty said he is not sure if a review means a university official or an outside party would conduct it.

A review would look at all parties involved, including police, administrators and students.

A campuswide panel on tuition and the future of higher education was another result of the meeting.

The date of the panel has yet to be determined.

SDS proposed the panel to the chancellor, who in turn accepted it. It will be open to the public and will have members from the 20 groups that make up the UW-Milwaukee Education Rights Campaign.