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“Here we go again, same old rat again…” Students and staff at UT Austin have undoubtedly noticed the protesters outside of the University Co-Op this semester. Every weekday, 15 to 20 determined workers gather on the sidewalk just south of Guadalupe and 23^rd Street, and picket all morning until noon. The spot is especially smart given that all major southbound bus routes let out at the exact spot. Thousands of UT students and staff pass by these protestors every morning during the final stages of their commutes. The group’s chants echo eastward through one of the campus’ main pedestrian thoroughfares, all the way up to the revered UT-Austin bell tower. So I was surprised when a polling of my students revealed that none of them knew what the group stood for.