UCLA facilities teams were busy taking down structures and hauling away mounds of trash following days of pro-Palestinian protests and pro-Israeli…
UCLA facilities teams were busy throughout the morning and into the afternoon on Thursday taking down structures, removing protestors’ belongings and hauling away mounds of trash following days ofEven though the encampment was cleared by Thursday night, the area remained blocked off so crews could remove the graffiti that was sprayed on buildings and the sidewalks.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
“I care a lot about the legacy of UCLA and think both efforts to protest and demonstrate as well as efforts to keep the campus pristine reflect the values of UCLA,” said UCLA Political Science major Dane Catom.“I don’t agree with the vandalism, some people say it’s a form of protest. Me, personally, I disagree with that. I think it diminishes the arguments and the message that is pushed. And frankly, it upset me. It disappointed me,” said Catom.
The buildings surrounding the encampment were both vandalized with graffiti and parts of the scaffolding were ripped from the library, which was undergoing repairs before the protestors moved in. Pieces of plywood from the construction site were also used by the protestors to create a barrier around their camp.
Meyer lives in Silverlake and drove to UCLA to check out the encampment. She said she was impressed by the protestors and felt their demonstration was an opportunity to join an important conversation.
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