SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — People’s Park in Berkeley, which since the Vietnam War has been a site of protests and counterculture movements, can be converted into student housing for the University of California, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday from the state, ending a year-long legal fight. above the landmark. The court ruled that a new … Read more
Crowd of students protesting war in Gaza left University of Chicago commencement ceremony By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press June 1, 2024, 1:41 p.m. ET • 3 minutes of reading CHICAGO — Dozens of students protesting the war in Gaza walked out of the University of Chicago’s commencement ceremony Saturday as the school withdrew the diplomas … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of students protesting the war in Gaza left the University of Chicago’s commencement ceremony Saturday as the school held the diplomas of four seniors following their involvement in a pro-Palestinian camp. The disruption of the rainy two-hour outdoor ceremony was brief, with shouts, boos and calls to “Stop the genocide.” A … Read more
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia. (AP) – The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players and injured two students, an attorney representing some of the victims and their families. But some families are demanding more: the immediate release of an independent investigation into the … Read more