UC Santa Cruz officials announced that classes on Wednesday and Thursday would be conducted online after pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked the university's two main entrances. This marks the second time in as many weeks that protests have disrupted campus activities. Police, including officers in riot gear and the California Highway Patrol, confronted the protesters early Friday morning, leading to many arrests. The demonstrators, protesting the Israel-Hamas war, had created an encampment and barricades at the campus entrances. Authorities demanded that the protesters disperse, and video footage showed dozens of officers using megaphones to communicate with the chanting crowd.
Police in riot gear surrounded arm-in-arm protesters Friday at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where pro-Palestinian demonstrations have blocked the main entrance to the campus this week. https://t.co/AnYSaTsWhy
Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters at UC Santa Cruz as they look to remove encampment and barricades blocking main entrance to campus https://t.co/TqFlGLYUDw
Police in riot gear surrounded pro-Palestinian protesters at UC Santa Cruz early Friday morning, according to video footage and news reports. Officers on megaphones told the protesters to “disperse immediately.” https://t.co/6ZChNAkXei
University of California, Santa Cruz, reports 'many' arrests at pro-Palestinian demonstration, reports AP
Police in riot gear surround Israel-Hamas war protesters at UC Santa Cruz. Arrests reported https://t.co/N73PUc5Ed7
Police in riot gear surround Israel-Hamas war protesters at UC Santa Cruz; arrests reported https://t.co/xl0brRSj2X
Police approached arm-in-arm protesters early Friday at the University of California, Santa Cruz, a day after arrests at a pro-Palestinian encampment on a Detroit campus. https://t.co/3qu33dFf0j
Pro-Palestinian protesters who created an encampment and blocked entrances to University of California, Santa Cruz campus buildings were forcibly removed Friday morning, a university spokesperson said. https://t.co/bq9vKmdXRz
Police and the California Highway patrol moved in early Friday morning at UC Santa Cruz to confront pro-Palestinian protesters. https://t.co/09ngQ7hcGW
#DEVELOPING: Authorities swarmed the UC Santa Cruz campus overnight, demanding that Palestine solidarity demonstrators leave. https://t.co/2MXvkyJwcE https://t.co/aEsKXhdAcc
#BREAKING Police in riot gear surround Israel-Hamas war protesters at UC Santa Cruz; arrests reported https://t.co/KdpQG5yenj
New video Friday morning shows dozens of officers in riot gear face-to-face with chanting protesters at UC Santa Cruz. https://t.co/ApgQ24mVqa https://t.co/ApgQ24mVqa
Police with batons approach Israel-Hamas war protesters at UC Santa Cruz https://t.co/RY4peOJmoj
For the second time in as many weeks, classes at University of California, Santa Cruz are being held online due to a pro-Palestinian protest that is blocking the two main campus entrances. https://t.co/tuYvlQuxDk
classes at UC Santa Cruz are again being held online due to a pro-Palestinian protest that is blocking two main campus entrances. https://t.co/QEK4HFOrEx
UC Santa Cruz moved classes online through Thursday after pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the campus’ two entrances, according to campus officials. https://t.co/7otDpEgFrR
Pro-Palestinian Protests Block UC Santa Cruz Entrances, Pushing Classes Back Online https://t.co/wwE74LZIZL
UC Santa Cruz officials said classes on Wednesday and Thursday would be online-only after demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza blocked the only two routes to and from the university's campus. https://t.co/ayZ0DPchE6