Editor’s note: This article describes instances of violence that may be disturbing to some readers. In addition, this article contains four anonymous sources – Students A, B, C and D – who were granted anonymity for fear of retaliation from the university regarding their participation in the Palestine solidarity encampment. Read more...
Photo: An encampment protester and counter-protester engage in a fight using objects that were lying on the ground. (Zoraiz Irshad/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Diego Sarmiento sat down at the beginning of a lecture and checked his email. “I didn’t say anything, but I couldn’t focus for the whole rest of the lecture,” said Sarmiento, a third-year political science and public affairs student. Read more...
Photo: Diego Sarmiento, the UCLA recipient of the Truman Scholarship, is pictured outside Campbell Hall. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 7 at 11:22 p.m. Faculty members expressed mixed feelings in reaction to Thursday morning’s police sweep of the Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA. Read more...
Photo: The Palestine solidarity encampment – which stood in Dickson Plaza from April 25 until it was dispersed by police early Thursday morning – is pictured. Faculty members expressed mixed reactions to the police sweep. (Dylan Du/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 8 at 1:40 p.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage of the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine encampment, see here. Read more...
Photo: A protester wearing a UAW 2865 shirt is pictured Wednesday evening. Police officers in riot gear swept the Palestine solidarity encampment early Thursday morning. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 7 at 11:06 p.m. This is a developing story. Follow along for updates. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage on the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA encampment, see here. Read more...
Photo: Moore Hall, where Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA called for a sit-in early Monday morning, is pictured. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 5 at 11:15 p.m. More than 300 pro-Palestine protests have erupted across American college campuses since early April, resulting in at least 2,000 arrests or detainments nationwide. Read more...
Photo: The Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA is pictured. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 8 at 8:42 p.m. For the Daily Bruin’s full coverage on the UC Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA encampment, see here. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the Metro Detention Center in Los Angeles. Students and faculty were held at the center after being arrested at the Palestine solidarity encampment Thursday morning. (Creative Commons photo by Levi Clancy via Wikimedia Commons)
