Students shut down Cal Poly Humboldt campus to support Gaza ceasefire, divestment from Israel

Sacramento Bee— After a violent clash with campus and local police Monday night, students at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt have taken...

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...

The Guardian—Israel, Gaza and divestment: what we know about the Columbia student protests. The university is to hold virtual classes after protests on campus culminated in the arrest of more than 100 studentsOver 100 students at Columbia were arrested last week after refusing to leave a pro-Palestine protest encampment set up on the university’s main campus. The arrests have since set off a chain of events, including the re-establishing of the encampment and solidarity protests on other US college campuses.On Monday, Columbia announced it will hold classes virtually to try to “reset”...

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...