After Arrests at Encampment, UCSD Protesters Call for Chancellor to Resign

SAN DIEGO – Over 1,000 demonstrators marched at UC San Diego on May 8 to show continued support for the people of Gaza and to condemn school administration after the arrests of dozens earlier this week as a pro-Palestinian camp was cleared. Calls for a walkout from classes, followed by a protest on Sungod Lawn, went forward Wednesday, with protesters again demanding the school cut ties with Israel. But after Monday’s clearing of a pro-Palestinian encampment and the arrests of 65 people, protesters are now calling for Chancellor Pradeep Khosla’s resignation, and some members of UCSD’s faculty are echoing those sentiments. About 200 of UCSD’s 3,800 faculty members signed a statement saying they “were shocked and outraged by UCSD’s decision to send riot police to arrest protesters on May 6. The militarized response has only chilled free speech, escalated tensions, reduced safety on campus, and destroyed the trust needed for negotiations and shared governance.”...