Beyond the addition of a packed schedule of events programming, the pro-Palestine encampment at UC Santa Cruz has expanded dramatically since its assembly on Wednesday following a May Day march. The outdoor kitchen now spans three tents, with three meals a day.
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Keith A. Spencer is a freelance writer and a graduate student in the literature department at UC Santa Cruz. Previously an editor at Salon.com, he writes often about the tech industry, science, culture and politics.
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Amid crackdowns on student protests nationwide, UCSC sprouts a homegrown, peaceful pro-Palestine encampment
Police arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators on college campuses across the U.S. on Wednesday. It was a jarring contrast to the civil scene at UC Santa Cruz, where hundreds of students and faculty marched in a dense yet orderly phalanx across campus and into Quarry Plaza, where about 50 to 60 protesters set up a tent encampment.
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Hundreds march at UC Santa Cruz in Gaza protest, set up Quarry Plaza encampment
With a May Day march and rally Wednesday, UCSC joins dozens of campuses across the country that have been the site of marches and encampments by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. The clashes have turned violent at some schools, but Wednesday’s gathering at UCSC remained largely peaceful as school officials kept a watchful eye.
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Fired UC Santa Cruz prof Gopal Balakrishnan settles sexual assault lawsuit by former student
Gopal Balakrishnan, a former professor at UC Santa Cruz, agreed to pay $45,000 to Anneliese Harlander, a UCSC alumna who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Balakrishnan, according to the terms of Wednesday’s settlement.