UCLA on protest alert heading into graduations

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USING STRONGER PASSWORDS AND UPDATE THE ROUTER'S HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ON A REGULAR BASIS. >>> AND LAST NIGHT, ONE OF THE UCLA PROTESTS ENDED IN ARRESTS. ALEX ROZIER IS THERE ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AS THOUSANDS ARE PLANNING TO GATHER ON THE CAMPUS. HI, ALEX. >> YES, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE STEPPING ON THE CAMPUS TODAY, THINGS ARE PRETTY MUCH BACK TO NORMAL, AND MANY OF THE STUDENTS ARE TAKE FINAL EXAMS, BUT LESS THAN 24 HOUR, A DIFFERENT SCENE. A NIGHT OF PROTESTS THAT ENDED WITH SEVERAL ARRESTS. >> Reporter: MONDAY MARKED THE BEGINNING OF GRADUATION WEEK AT UCLA, AND DAY MARKED BY MORE ARRESTS ON CAMPUS A. PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTEST THAT STARTED IN THE AFTERNOON ENDED WITH 25 ARRESTS FOR WHAT UCLA POLICE CALLED A WILLFUL DISRUPTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION TO HOW IT PLAYED OUT? >> WELL, I WAS QUITE FRANKLY SHOCKED. >> Reporter: RAOUL MORENO CAMPOS WAS OUT WITH THE PROTESTERS LAST NIGHT. HE WAS FRUSTRATED THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH SECURITY PRESENT. >> UCLA HAS CHOSEN A HEAVY-HANDED APPROACH IN DEALING WITH STUDENTS EXERCISING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT DOING SOT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION THAT IS FEDERALLY FUNDED, AND THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO PROTEST. >> Reporter: AND THEY CHOSE TO DO THIS WITH FINALS GOING ON. >> I TRY TO KEEP FOCUSED AS I CAN. >> Reporter: AND THEY CHOSE TIMES TO MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTION, BUT UCLA IS GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH THE GRADUATIONS THIS FRIDAY. DIANA RESNICK IS A UCLA SENIOR. >> IT IS CHAOTIC ON ALL SIDE, AND I AM JEWISH, AND SO IT IS FRUSTRATING TO SEE. >> Reporter: BUT AS SHE IS FINISHING EXAMS, SHE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO GRADUATION, ALTHOUGH SHE IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE TENSIONS THAT EXIST. >> IT SOMETHING TO DEAL WITH AND FIGURE OUT. I REALLY DO HOPE THAT NOT ONLY UCLA FIGURES IT OUT, BUT THAT EVERYTHING SETTLES THE WAY IT SHOULD IN THE END. >> Reporter: SO, PROT FINAL EXAMPLES AND GRADUATION ALL TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK HERE IN WESTWOOD, BUT THERE IS MORE. TOMORROW, THE UC BOARD OF REGENTS IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE NEW CHANCELLOR AT THE UNIVERSITY, AND IT IS KNOWN FOR A YEAR THAT GENE BLOCK IS GOING TO BE LEAVING THE ROLE IN THE END OF JULY, AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THE REPLACE
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Channel: NBCLA
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Length: 2min 37sec (157 seconds)
Published: Wed Jun 12 2024
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