While several members of the occupation have said their list of demands is negotiable, the following is an abbreviated list of what Take Back NYU is demanding:
* Public release of NYU”s annual operating budget, including salaries, financial aid data, and the funds allocated to each college and department.
* Disclosure of NYU”s endowment holdings, including companies.
* Resume union talks with the Graduate Student Organizing Committee, which ended in 2005.
* Guarantee of fair labor practices for all NYU employees at home and abroad.
* Establish a student-elected committee to oversee the university”s finances to ensure “socially responsible” spending.
* An investigation into any investments in “war and genocide profiteers” and a reassessment of the lift on the Coca-Cola ban.
* Annual scholarships be provided for 13 Palestinian students, starting this fall.
* The university donate all excess supplies to rebuild the University of Gaza.
* Tuition stabilization for all students, beginning with the class of 2012. All students will pay their initial tuition rate throughout the course of their education at NYU.
* Tuition rates for each successive year will not exceed the rate of inflation, nor shall they exceed one percent.
* The university shall meet 100 percent of government-calculated student financial need.
* Priority for student groups over corporations when reserving space in university buildings, especially the Kimmel Center.
* Access to Bobst Library for the general public.
* Full legal amnesty for students involved in the occupation.
– Thomas Garry
