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At Least 8 Arrested at UC Berkeley After Concert & March
Students at UC Berkeley re-grouped Friday evening to protest the early morning raid on the Open University at occupied Wheeler Hall. A rally at Wheeler was followed by a concert and a march on the north side of campus. Police dispersed the marching crowd and arrested at least 8, who are being charged with "riot vandalism."
Students at UC Berkeley re-grouped Friday evening to protest the early morning raid on the Open University at occupied Wheeler Hall. Police raided Wheeler at around 5 am Friday morning while many of the students occupying the building were asleep. 66 people were arrested. Students had been occupying Wheeler since Monday, and the space was being used for study sessions, lectures, workshops, and celebrations during "Dead Week," the time between the end of classes and the beginning of final examinations.
At the evening rally, students denounced the arrests earlier that morning, which came without warning. Campus police and administrators had seemed to indicate that the students would be allowed to continue the occupation until Friday. Students also pointed out that while the occupation had not disrupted classes and study sessions at the building, the police locked the building and closed it to students after the raid. Speakers stated that the occupation was an example of how the university could be run and that it was a critique against the privatized nature of the university.
After the rally, a concert, featuring Boots Riley from the Coup, that had been scheduled to take place inside Wheeler Hall was held at an alternate location. The concert was followed by a march on the north side of campus. Police dispersed the marching crowd as it passed by the chancellor's residence. At least 8 people were arrested and are being taken to Dublin jail. They are charged with "riot vandalism."
At the evening rally, students denounced the arrests earlier that morning, which came without warning. Campus police and administrators had seemed to indicate that the students would be allowed to continue the occupation until Friday. Students also pointed out that while the occupation had not disrupted classes and study sessions at the building, the police locked the building and closed it to students after the raid. Speakers stated that the occupation was an example of how the university could be run and that it was a critique against the privatized nature of the university.
After the rally, a concert, featuring Boots Riley from the Coup, that had been scheduled to take place inside Wheeler Hall was held at an alternate location. The concert was followed by a march on the north side of campus. Police dispersed the marching crowd as it passed by the chancellor's residence. At least 8 people were arrested and are being taken to Dublin jail. They are charged with "riot vandalism."
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Violence? Perhaps. But at the right Target!
Mon, Dec 21, 2009 10:54AM
To amused student
Mon, Dec 14, 2009 4:59PM
Stuff
Mon, Dec 14, 2009 12:46PM
*rofl* at hilarious and his hilarious attempt at being hilarious
Mon, Dec 14, 2009 10:52AM
from another student is
Mon, Dec 14, 2009 8:36AM
To UCB Alum
Mon, Dec 14, 2009 5:48AM
&&&
Sun, Dec 13, 2009 10:08PM
Stop with the generalizations
Sun, Dec 13, 2009 6:20PM
Unity?
Sun, Dec 13, 2009 3:11PM
Hurting the student movement!!!
Sun, Dec 13, 2009 11:17AM
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