In this episode of “Liberal Arts Degrees Doing Weird Shit”….
Using a Native American Ceremony as a form of religious protest on a college campus, in regard to Gaza-related demonstrations
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Approximately 60 protestors at Cal Poly Humboldt located in Arcata, California, have taken over part of a school building, resulting in police from throughout the region descending onto the school.
The protesters have occupied Siemens Hall and as of 8:25 PM, are still inside the building. According to police, the school has let students know that classes in the building are canceled and the building is closed until 7:30 a.m. tomorrow.
According to students outside the hall, protestors entered the building with tents and sleeping bags. Video and images posted by the protestors show furniture being used to block police from entering the building. Those on the ground add that the building’s other entrances are also blocked.
This protest follows others in the country over Israel’s actions in Gaza. In addition, these students are calling for the school to disclose “all holdings and collaborations” with Israel.
YEEEEAASSHHHHHHHH And Here All I Did In College Was Learn How To Accrew Debt…
Officials shut down the campus of Cal Poly Humboldt on Monday night after masked pro-Palestinian protesters occupied an administrative building and barricaded the entrance as Gaza-related demonstrations roiled campuses across the nation.
Three students were arrested after law enforcement officers wearing helmets and riot shields descended on the public university in Arcata, in rural Northern California, and clashed with demonstrators who had set up tents inside Siemens Hall and erected a banner that said, “STOP THE GENOCIDE.”
“Free, Free Palestine,” supporters chanted outside the building. “Long Live Resistance!”
As sprawling pro-Palestinian protests and encampments escalate on university campuses across the United States, administrators are reacting with more forceful discipline as they try to balance pro-Palestinian students’ free speech rights with concerns for safety and other students’ counter claims of harassment, intimidation and disruption.