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“UC administrators are solely responsible for the University’s response to campus protests, and they own all the fallout from those responses," the union that serves campus police officers said.
The union representing officers at University of California schools is blaming UCLA administrators for the "lack of response" to violence at campus protests.
More than 2,000 students have been arrested at anti-Israel protests on university campuses across the country in the past two weeks, as of Sunday, May 5. Demonstrations persist despite the crackdown, and college administrations are growing desperate to deal with the protests before they can interfere with graduation and commencement ceremonies. The University of Columbia has vowed the ceremonies will move forward.
Campus police spokesperson Marc Lovicott says four officers were injured Wednesday as police tried to remove protesters’ tents from a central square at the University of Wisconsin in Madison
The right to protest, especially historically, is an integral part of the college experience, one expert notes.