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'Performance art' hits Wal-Mart Store staff forces crowd to leave The Oconee County Wal-Mart was under siege Friday night by a guerrilla performance art project staged by University students for their Studio Art 2810 final. The students, who call their group "Private Agenda," held a rave in the family bathroom and a fashion show in the electronics department before being asked to leave by Wal-Mart staff, who warned participants over the store's public announcement system that they could be arrested. "Wal-Mart is the New America ... united we stand, 24 hours a day, consume, consume, consume," said James Kubie, a...

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