The UCLA police chief is facing growing scrutiny for what three sources told The Times were a series of serious security lapses before a mob attacked a pro-Palestinian student encampment this week. He rejects the claims and he said he did everything he could to protect the school and students.
Law enforcement fired 'less-lethal' rounds as the UCLA encampment was cleared, and protesters say they 'connected with heads and hands.'
A cascade of decisions that Folt made this spring around USC's commencement and Israel-Hamas war-related protests inflamed tensions and opened wounds, presenting the most significant test of her tenure.
People across Gaza sent thanks to students protesting on U.S. campuses against Israel; Israeli leaders characterized the demonstrators as 'pro-Palestinian mobs.'
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Even before Tuesday night's bloody physical altercations, protesters occupying a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA said counterdemonstrators have assaulted them nightly with a jarring barrage of light and sound.
Less than 24 hours after a violent attack on a pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, officers pulled apart barricades as they tore down the encampment and made arrests.
Four student journalists were attacked by Pro-Israel counterprotesters early Wednesday morning.
Many on campus and outside UCLA are criticizing the university for not handling the violent counterprotest better.
It took hours for police to push away counterprotesters and bring calm to UCLA's campus, raising questions about whether the campus was prepared.
Tensions have escalated and arrests have been made as protesters continue to stake out areas on the campuses of many California universities, including UCLA, USC and Cal Poly Humboldt.
Hours of violence that unfolded overnight at a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on UCLA's campus prompted administrators to cancel classes on Wednesday and has triggered questions about authorities' response.
Cal Poly Humboldt's students have engaged in more vigorous disruption, occupying an academic and administrative building, painting buildings with graffiti and twice forcing police to retreat.A
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Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up on the campuses of UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Occidental College, Sacramento State and San Francisco State, among others.
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Police arrested more than two dozen protesters at Cal Poly Humboldt, where Gaza war demonstrators had occupied buildings for a week and forced the campus to close.
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Two USC commencement speakers are boycotting their speaking engagements to protest the university's cancellation of a valedictorian's graduation speech.
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash Sunday at UCLA, one day after protests erupted again at USC, where 93 people were arrested last week.
Dozens of LAPD squad cars were seen Saturday night driving onto the USC campus, where protesters are gathered in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
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At USC, police in riot gear arrested 93 pro-Palestinian protestors, while UCLA sent in observers who kept their hands off students in a peaceful encampment.
Nearly 100 people, including students, were arrested at a peaceful protest at USC. Other college campuses across California have seen an increase in protests related to the Israel-Hamas war.
Cal Poly Humboldt administrators weigh whether to keep the campus closed beyond this week as protesters occupy Siemens Hall and another building.
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LAPD officers in riot gear arrested 93 people on trespassing charges as they cleared an encampment at the center of the USC campus that formed in protest against the Israel-Hamas war.
Encampments and protests took place at UC Berkeley and Cal Poly Humboldt, and plans were shaping up for more pro-Palestinian protests at California colleges and universities.
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