Cal Poly Humboldt Says Campus Will be Closed Through at Least the Weekend Due to Ongoing Pro-Palestine Protests
by Lost Coast Outpost
Lost Coast Outpost— The California Faculty Association is running a “teach-in” on the Cal Poly Humboldt quad today. Photo: Ryan Burns.
Los Angeles Times—Amid Gaza protests, 'hateful graffiti,' Cal Poly Humboldt closes campus through weekend. Cal Poly Humboldt will remain closed through the weekend, with classwork continuing remotely as the Northern California university struggles with Gaza protests and what it calls "hateful graffiti" on campus. Administrators at the public university in Arcata are weighing whether to keep the campus closed beyond then as protesters occupy Siemens Hall, an academic and administration building, and another building. "Unidentified non-students with unknown intentions" are occupying Siemens Hall, the...
FOX40—Cal Poly Humboldt closes after pro-Palestinian protesters barricade themselves inside building. The Cal Poly Humboldt campus in Northern California has closed after several student protesters occupied a building Monday night. The campus said it would be closed through Wednesday. Several pro-Palestinian student protesters entered Siemens Hall on Monday evening and have refused to leave. Local media reports say that chairs and other furniture have been stacked []
SFGate—Cal Poly Humboldt students barricade themselves in large pro-Palestinian protest. LATEST April 23, 12:30 p.m. Officials at Cal Poly Humboldt confirmed to SFGATE that three students were arrested in a major pro-Palestinian protest. Protesters barricaded themselves inside Siemens Hall Monday evening. The building was shut down after they did not leave, Aileen Yoo, a university spokesperson, told SFGATE. The university is “concerned about the safety of students who remain in the building” and is asking them to leave, Yoo said. “We support free speech through open dialogue...