Cal State LA president says pro-Palestinian protesters no longer welcome after building takeover
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of California State University, Los Angeles, says demonstrators protesting Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza are no longer welcome on campus after some of them occupied and trashed a building while she was inside. The takeover later ended with no arrests. A university spokesperson says protesters barricaded the building at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Most employees got out by 6 p.m. but President Berenecea Johnson Eanes stayed after midnight with a small group of administrators to manage the situation. Most of the protesters left around 1:15 a.m. Thursday and a few others left when police ordered them out. A university spokesperson said the demonstrators caused significant damage.