More than 600 UCLA faculty, staff demand chancellor's resignation over protest arrests

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Over 600 faculty and staff members at UCLA have signed a letter calling for the resignation of the university's chancellor alongside several other demands being made in support of students protesting the war in Gaza.

In the wake of mass protest arrests at UCLA, more than 600 faculty and staff members are calling for the resignation of Chancellor Gene Block over the university's response to the student demonstrations — one they describe as infringing on freedom of speech as well as unnecessarily heavy-handed in its involvement of law enforcement.

That night, fireworks were thrown at the encampment as violent clashes broke out between opposing groups of protesters, some getting pepper-sprayed amid the chaos. The violence drew the attention of Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass, who described the events of the evening as 'absolutely abhorrent and inexcusable.'The following day, local authorities declared the demonstrations an 'unlawful assembly.

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