The early morning dew glistened on Trisakti University's campus in Grogol, West Jakarta, on November 9. It was only 5:45am on a lazy Saturday morning when the peace was shattered by the roars of dozens of buses. The passengers—numbering about 600—jumped out wearing dark blue T-shirts bearing the Trisakti Foundation logo and the slogan "Save Our Campus".

As if stung by scorpions, security guards, students, employees, and police wh