▁M idd les ex ▁Poly techn ic . ▁ ▁The ▁Poly techn ic ▁later ▁became ▁M idd les ex ▁University . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁sit - in ▁During ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁college ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁protest s ▁when ▁students ▁occupied ▁the ▁Cr ouch ▁End ▁Hill ▁site . ▁Stud ents ▁att ending ▁the ▁multi - site ▁college ▁conven ed ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁Student ▁Union ▁funds ▁and ▁resolved ▁to ▁sit - in . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁they ▁effect ed ▁a ▁temporary ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁college , ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁major ▁and ▁consult ative ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁curr icul um , ▁supported ▁by ▁sympath etic ▁academic ▁staff ▁and ▁visit ing ▁artists . ▁They ▁offered ▁a ▁major ▁critique ▁of ▁the ▁education ▁system ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁documents ▁were ▁presented ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁project ▁called ▁The ▁Horn sey ▁Project . ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁repos s essed ▁by ▁local ▁authorities ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁break . ▁ ▁Horn sey ▁achieved ▁ ▁not or iety ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁scale ▁of ▁the ▁all ▁night ▁protest s ▁and ▁sit - ins , ▁which ▁were ▁copied ▁in ▁similar ▁art ▁schools ▁around ▁the ▁UK . ▁During ▁the ▁six ▁weeks ▁that ▁the ▁sit - in ▁last ed , ▁Horn sey ▁became ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁debate ▁about ▁the ▁method ▁of ▁art ▁education ▁and ▁teaching ▁in ▁Britain . ▁Horn sey ▁was , ▁and ▁still ▁is , ▁afford ed ▁the ▁bl ame ▁for ▁these ▁dist urban ces ▁that ▁swe