Local police in California arrested a group of Pomona College students on Friday after they stormed an administration building and refused to leave the president’s office.
Eighteen students were charged with misdemeanor trespassing and another with obstruction of justice after an anti-Israel demonstration devolved into chaos Friday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Times. The students charged, as well as dozens of others who took part in the protest, could face suspension, according to a Friday campus letter from college president Gabrielle Starr.
“Campus Safety reported that approximately 100-150 protesters were outside the President’s Office and another 30-40 protesters had stormed inside the building and taken over the President’s Office,” the Pomona Police Department said in a statement on Saturday after the arrests, according to CBS News. “Communication was…
