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Tue Mar 15 2016 (Updated 05/24/16)
Students Occupying Katehi's Office at UC Davis Refuse to Back Down
Growing Number Call for UC Davis Chancellor Katehi to Resign, Including Assembly Members
UPDATE: On April 15, UC Davis students ended their sit-in, saying they had accomplished their goal of bringing attention to the need to fire Katehi. On April 27, Katehi was placed on leave while the university investigates her misconduct.

Students at UC Davis have been occupying Chancellor Linda Katehi's office and holding tight since Friday, March 11, demanding that Katehi resign or be fired. Administrators escalated their response with threats of suspension and even expulsion if occupiers do not vacate the building. Public Wi-Fi has now been turned off, making it more difficult for students to communicate with the outside world. The students camped out on the fifth floor of Mrak Hall, however, are holding strong, refusing to budge until Katehi is gone.

Demonstrators say they are, "occupying the fifth floor of Mrak Hall in order to demand that Chancellor Linda Katehi resigns or is fired, and that the hiring process is redesigned so that UC Davis students and workers are not only a part of this process, but a major deciding body in the selection and confirmation of a new Chancellor. "

In a statement of solidarity, the Portland State University Student Union writes, "Our struggles are inextricably linked. Our own university president Wim Wiewel has literally written the book on ‘The University as Urban Developer’. His own consulting business overlapping with university affairs has been hotly publicized in the news. So has his salary and luxury benefits package. Low wage workers and students of color have long spoken out against budgetary priorities and campus militarization." Prior to the occupation, California Assemblymember Kevin McCarty also called for Katehi’s resignation.

vi9deo Occupy UC Davis Chancellor's Office Video | photo Fire Katehi: Students occupying UC Davis refuse to back down after 5 days | Students Occupying UC Davis Issue Press Release | photo California Assemblymember Jose Medina Meets with UC Davis Protestors | Assemblymember McCarty Calls for UC Davis Chancellor Katehi’s Resignation | FireKatehiblog.wordpress.com
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