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    Jonathan Wolfe reports today for the New York Times from Arcata, California, home of California Polytechnic Humboldt. Here's the lede: When university administrators across the nation worry about the potential fallout from campus protests, they may have Siemens Hall in mind.The building at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, includes the campus president’s office and has been occupied for a week by pro-Palestinian protesters who barricaded themselves inside and fought off an early...

  • Cal Poly Humboldt students barricade themselves in large pro-Palestinian protest

    LATEST April 23, 12:30 p.m. Officials at Cal Poly Humboldt confirmed to SFGATE that three students were arrested in a major pro-Palestinian protest. Protesters barricaded themselves inside Siemens Hall Monday evening. The building was shut down after they did not leave, Aileen Yoo, a university spokesperson, told SFGATE. The university is “concerned about the safety of students who remain in the building” and is asking them to leave, Yoo said. “We support free speech through open dialogue...

  • Cal Poly Humboldt closes after pro-Palestinian protesters barricade themselves inside building

    The Cal Poly Humboldt campus in Northern California has closed after several student protesters occupied a building Monday night. The campus said it would be closed through Wednesday. Several pro-Palestinian student protesters entered Siemens Hall on Monday evening and have refused to leave. Local media reports say that chairs and other furniture have been stacked []