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University of Florida students and protestors announced Wednesday afternoon that they would occupy the J. Wayne Reitz Union until their demands for a more equitable university food service contract are met. Ava Kaplan, a UF sophomore studying political science who is one of the event organizers, said they had a plan and were prepared to deal with conflict and police if necessary but would not specify details to help protect the group. The point of an occupation is to disrupt enough that they will actually listen to us, she said. We re not leaving. About 21 people filled the hallway outside of and below UF s Business Services division inside the Reitz Union when the announcement was made at 4 p.m. Ten of them, all with the local activist coalition the Food Justice League, planned to spend at least the night and following two days there, Kaplan said. ....