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Starting at around 6 a.m. Tuesday, around 50 police officers enclosed the encampment on Cross Campus with caution tape and announced that anyone in the encampment would be arrested and face “emergency suspension.”
After negotiations between protesters and administration broke down on Monday evening, protesters voted to maintain the encampment amid multiple notices from administrators of possible disciplinary action.
In an April 19 letter to the Yale Corporation, signatories pledged to withhold donations until Yale divests from military weapons manufacturers and expressed solidarity with student protesters.
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On Friday, over 400 people gathered on Beinecke Plaza to protest Yale’s military weapons investments as Yale trustees held a sendoff party for University President Salovey. Yale announced earlier this week that it will not divest from military arms.
The Yale Student Mental Health Association held its annual mental health fair in Berkeley College on Saturday, featuring booths from various advocacy groups.