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‘Gaza Solidarity Occupation’ at USC, continued — live updates
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Jonathan Park from Founders Park and the newsroom; photos by Zongyi Wang
After police briefly shut down a short-lived “Gaza Solidarity Occupation” at Alumni Park, the demonstration continues nearby at Founders Park.
- Protesters reestablished an encampment Friday evening, setting up about 20 tents bearing taped-on signs reading, “Free Palestine,” and “Demand USC divest from genocide.” The Department of Public Safety stopped by the demonstration multiple times, announcing that the protesters were in violation of various University policies, but officers have so far not moved to enforce such policies.
- A DPS officer appeared to almost hit an Annenberg Media reporter with their car Friday night.
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APRIL 27, 2024 5:56 p.m.
Zachary Whalen, Breaking News Writer
Protestors have begun moving their tents from Founders Park back to Alumni Park, chanting “disclose, divest, we will not stop we will not rest,” and are hanging their signs from trees, which DPS said was in violation of University policy on Wednesday.
APRIL 27, 2024 2:01 p.m.
Jonathan Park, Digital Managing Editor
Sergeant Frank Trevino was the DPS officer operating the vehicle that almost struck Annenberg Media reporter Aditya Thiyag, DPS Assistant Chief David Carlisle confirmed to the Daily Trojan Saturday afternoon.
“There is no investigation at this time,” Carlisle said, noting there was no collision, and that he did see a person “strike the hood of the DPS vehicle with their hand as the officer drove off.”
Carlisle did not comment when asked for a response to concerns that the incident undermined the safety of the student journalists who are covering the protest.
APRIL 27, 2024 1:50 p.m.
Christina Chkarboul, Associate Managing Editor
In a letter addressed to President Carol Folt, Provost Andrew Guzman and senior USC administrators Saturday afternoon, the Undergraduate Student Government Executive Cabinet 2024-25 criticized the University’s “disproportionate response” to Wednesday’s ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ during with Los Angeles Police Department officers arrested 93 demonstrators.
“The display of unmerited aggression has eroded trust, diminished transparency, and restricted free expression, setting a concerning precedent on campus,” the letter read.
APRIL 27, 2024 11:57 a.m.
Jonathan Park, Digital Managing Editor
The “no camping” policy cited in warnings against students is present on page 107 of the Student Handbook:
“Travis Scott campers were removed from the Bookstore when they were discovered there,” DPS Assistant Chief David Carlisle told the Daily Trojan.
APRIL 27, 2024 2:13 a.m.
Jonathan Park, Digital Managing Editor
We’ve been posting more immediate updates from the ground on our Instagram Stories. Follow us @dailytrojan.
To summarize the past few hours:
DPS officers stopped by early this evening, warning protesters that 7 p.m. would be considered “after hours.” They did not offer specifics on what actions they would move to take after that time. They also refused to offer clarification to a reporter several times.
For 18 minutes after the apparent “after hours” deadline, student media and protesters watched as DPS and LAPD officers stood by, not moving and not preparing to move. Then, hopping back into their cars, they drove away down Trousdale Parkway.
At around 9:20 p.m., a DPS officer made another visit, announcing from their vehicle that the encampment protest was in violation of the University’s “no camping” policy. (The Daily Trojan has reached out to DPS for comment on where such a policy can be found, and why it was not enforced, for example, on the Travis Scott fans who stayed the night in front of the USC Bookstore waiting for the rapper’s appearance.) Then, in leaving the scene, the vehicle appeared to lunge forward and almost hit an Annenberg Media reporter.
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By 1:30 a.m., there was no police presence in the vicinity of the protests as demonstrators pitched about 20 tents at Founders Park, looking to settle in for the night. Sprinklers turned on at their usual intervals, but newly acquired Home Depot buckets seem to have solved that problem.
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