Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread to Other California Universities

At least 25 universities across California have experienced protests over the past few weeks calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Such include USC, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Berkeley, Cal Poly Humboldt, Cal State Long Beach, and Stanford University. Protests have ranged from relatively quiet and peaceful—with staged student walkouts and rallies at several campuses, including UC Riverside, San Diego State, and Cal Poly Pomona—to some that have turned violent and led to arrests. To date, police have been called in at four campuses in the state. A weeklong protest at Cal Poly Humboldt in Northern California—in which protesters occupied two buildings and set up tent encampments on campus—ended on April 30 in the arrest of more than 25 people. The protests caused officials to shut down campus for the remainder of the semester until May 10....