Editor: "Hey hey, ho ho, Tom Jackson's got to go!" Richard Salzman, Arcata Editor: I agree with some of Dennis Scales' sentiments regarding Tom Jackson's.
Around 9 p.m. Monday a police car playing a prerecorded message arrived, warning protesters they were in an unlawful assembly and those remaining could be subject to projectiles and chemicals. For the next few hours, a police car would drive up to an entrance and play the message, giving protesters 15 minutes to leave. At first, protesters would rush to the barrier with the car and call on the police to “go home.” As the night progressed and more students trickled out of the quad and recognized the pattern, the response became smaller.
The protest, which began last Monday, called for a cease-fire and divestment from Israel amid the war in Gaza. Protesters had occupied two buildings, Siemens Hall and Nelson Hall, and constructed barricades on footpaths riot police could be seen breaking early Tuesday morning over livestreams.
About 25 people were arrested after a convergence of over 100 police officers in riot gear arrived at the scene. The riot police arrived around 2:30 a.m.
About 25 people were arrested after a convergence of over 100 police officers in riot gear arrived at the scene. The riot police arrived around 2:30 a.m.