Over the weekend a video posted on YouTube has caused a lot of uproar. In it a cop pepper sprays a group of student protesters who are participating in a sit in at UC- Davis. Chancellor Linda Katehi order the eviction of students staging the Occupy protest on Friday. As of now Katehi has refused to resign, but many faculty members believe she should reconsider the notion. Two members of the campus police have been placed on paid leave while the investigation is being conducted. Nathan Brown, professor of English at UC Davis, is one of the professors calling for the Chancellor's resignation and he shares his thoughts
As Thomas Paine said, “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” Please use discretion. We report all sides to the issues. This is a real time news room.
Monday, November 21, 2011
UC -- Davis faculty livid about pepper spray assault
Over the weekend a video posted on YouTube has caused a lot of uproar. In it a cop pepper sprays a group of student protesters who are participating in a sit in at UC- Davis. Chancellor Linda Katehi order the eviction of students staging the Occupy protest on Friday. As of now Katehi has refused to resign, but many faculty members believe she should reconsider the notion. Two members of the campus police have been placed on paid leave while the investigation is being conducted. Nathan Brown, professor of English at UC Davis, is one of the professors calling for the Chancellor's resignation and he shares his thoughts
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment