UPDATE, 4:10 p.m.: As protestors wait for the cops to show up, Michihiro Clark Sugata, associate professor of sociology at the university, urged protestors to be realistic about what happens next.
“Any stand at this point is symbolic,” he said to a crowd gathered around the UC Quad. “You can choose to deal with that however you want but … [for] legal counsel to protect you as best they can, the most effective thing you can do is to sit down, lock arms and not resist. … Once you fight back – even hitting with another water bottle – you will be charged with assault and everything escalates.”
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UPDATE, 3:40 p.m.: One of the protestors – as seen in the video above –provided some additional information about the administration’s decision to end negotiations, adding that police intervention is imminent.
“We don’t know when that is, but we can confirm it is going to happen,” she said. “So, do with that information what you feel is best. I don’t want anyone to compromise their safety more than they are willing, but if you plan on staying make sure you have a plan.”
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UPDATE, 2:30 p.m.: Michihiro Clark Sugata, an associate professor of sociology at the university, told the Outpost’s Ryan Burns that he’s been working with the protesting students to “push for some form of negotiation” with administrators. Students were in active negotiations with administrators when the police showed up this afternoon and “disrupted that process,” he said.
“This is incredibly disheartening because there was engagement,” he said. “There was a good faith effort by the students there to actually consider very tangible outcomes to try to bring this to a close.”
A student protestor shared the following statement in response to the administration’s decision to impose a hard closure on campus:
We are disappointed to receive an email from campus administration announcing a “hard close” of campus. Allowing only those with permission to enter campus at this time. Anyone on campus is subject to citation or arrest. Police were present at the time the email went out, setting up concrete barriers at all campus entrances. Students living on campus are restricted to their dorms and residential areas.
We have and remain to be a peaceful protest. In negotiations with administration yesterday we were given the impression that negotiations would continue however, they have recently informed us that they refuse to negotiate further. We are concerned for the potential of police escalation at this time. We showed good faith in our negotiations and deescalation yesterday but reopening Siemens Hall. Administration has not kept their end of the agreement.
We love and care for our community and continue to stand in solidarity with other campuses for a free Palestine. Shame on administration for silencing the free speech of our brave students. We, as ever, are not afraid.
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California State University police stage at the perimeter of Cal Poly Humboldt campus Saturday afternoon | Photo: Ryan Burns
UPDATE, 1:29 p.m.: The Outpost is at Cal Poly Humboldt where numerous officers with California State University insignia have begun staging on the outskirts of campus. We will continue to update.
A police vehicle blocks the B Street entrance to campus at Harpst Street. | Photo: Ryan Burns.
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Original Post: Cal Poly Humboldt administrators have imposed a “hard closure” of campus in response to the ongoing pro-Palestine occupation of Siemens Hall, prohibiting any individuals from entering campus without authorization from University Police. According to the full announcement:
A hard closure of campus is now being enforced. Individuals are prohibited from entering or being on campus without permission.
This includes road closures at Harpst and B as well as Plaza and LK Wood.This closure means that nobody without authorization by University Police is allowed on the campus. Anyone on campus without permission is subject to citation or arrest.
Students who live on campus in residence halls are presumed to have permission to remain in the limited area of the hall they live in and dining facilities. Until further updates, student residents do not have permission to be in other parts of campus.
The campus is closed due to ongoing occupation of Siemens Hall and Nelson Hall, as well as continued challenges with individuals breaking laws in the area surrounding the buildings and the quad.
Ongoing updates are available at humboldt.edu/emergency.
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The barricade at the east entrance of Siemens Hall was back Saturday morning | Photos/video: Andrew Goff
University administrators and protestors were in active negotiations on Friday afternoon, according to Jackie, one of the students involved in the occupation. Protestors spent much of the morning preparing for a police attempt to expel them from the building, but the anticipated raid never came. Instead, protestors decided to remove the barricade from the main entrance of Siemens Hall and allow other campus dwellers to come inside.
In an interview this morning with the Outpost’s Andrew Goff, Jackie confirmed that the occupation is ongoing and criticized administrators for mischaracterizing protestors’ actions.
“We opened [the barricade] mainly to show that the university is lying about our actions,” she said. They have accused us of looting and mass destruction of property and we [wanted] to show that that wasn’t true. … There is no destruction beyond graffiti which we are discussing painting over right now. … We haven’t been destroying computers … or taking anything.”
As of this writing, the Outpost has received word that law enforcement has been seen on campus. We’ll continue to update this post.
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