The takeover occurred around sunrise Wednesday. Within about three hours officers had broken into the building and began making arrests.
Students walk by graffiti near university president Richard Saller’s office at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Stanford University said 13 people were arrested as law enforcement removed pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early Wednesday that houses the university president and provost offices, with the school saying there was extensive damage inside and outside the building and an officer was lightly injured. STANFORD, Calif.
The building was cleared and the protest didn’t affect any other campus activities, university spokesperson Dee Mostofi said in an email to The Associated Press. “We are appalled that our students chose to take this action and we will work with law enforcement to ensure that they face the full consequences allowed by law,” the university said in a statement.
Mostofi said there was “extensive damage” to the building but didn’t give any details. An AP journalist on campus saw the pale sandstone walls spraypainted with political slogans. Video posted on social media showed police busting in a door. Other photos showed an office desk splattered with a red liquid.More than 3,130 people have been arrested on the campuses of 65 colleges and universities. The figures are based on AP reporting and statements from universities and law enforcement agencies.
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