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72 people arrested for trespassing after Israel-Hamas war protest at ASU Tempe

TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — Sixty-nine people were taken into custody during a political protest on the Old Main lawn at Arizona State University’s Tempe campus early Saturday. That number, coupled with three arrests made on Friday, means 72 arrests have been made in connection to the Pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Dozens gathered to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and called on the university to stop doing business with companies that support Israel. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators also demanded ASU officials to disclose all investments made with student’s tuition.

Pro-Palestine protestors were back on campus on Saturday, gathering outside the Gammage Auditorium. The group gathered for about two and a half hours before dispersing, several people held up signs and flags as well as chanting. Some of the people who came on Saturday were at the protests on Friday as well but left before the arrests were made.

“I didn’t know that they had been arrested. I was trying to keep up with the updates online, but when we came here everything was gone so I was shocked actually. Nobody was aggressive,” said Pro-Palestinian Protestor Noor.

Arizona’s Family news crew captured protesters huddled in groups holding “Free Palestine” signs and waving Palestinian flags. Protesters also made a wall as sprinklers began to go off. Chants were heard denouncing ASU President Michael Crow.

Ultimately, all protesters were forced out by authorities as demonstrations aren’t allowed to take place between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.

On Saturday evening, ASU sent the following statement regarding the unauthorized encampment and arrests:

Many set up makeshift tents on the lawn, which the university says is not allowed. ASU police say that three people were arrested on Friday afternoon “for setting up unauthorized encampment, in violation of university policy and the ABOR Student Code of Conduct.”

The three men arrested on Friday were in front of a judge for their initial appearances on Saturday morning. All three were arrested for criminal trespassing and one for resisting arrest, but a judge says he found no probable cause for those three arrests.

“Based on the statements of the attorney’s and what I reviewed today I’m not going to find probable cause as to these allegations, what I reviewed in the Form IV, as (defendants attorney) pointed out, was very conclusory at best,” said the Maricopa County Judge.

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell sent the following statement regarding the protests at ASU:

ASU released a brief statement regarding the arrests on Friday afternoon:

“So far we have set our encampment in the liberated zone for Palestine,” one protester said. “This is also in solidarity with students across the nation who have been arrested by campus police.”

One ASU student from Israel said seeing the large crowd made him feel unsafe, but he’s not backing down. “All violence starts peaceful at some point and so do many of the violence protests I’ve seen in Princeton, and what ends up happening is Jewish people getting attacked getting their flags snatched off them,” he said.

The ACLU of Arizona posted the following statement on X (formerly Twitter) in support of the right to protest:

“Students and young people are at the forefront of civil and human rights struggles, today and throughout our history. We support the rights of student protestors at ASU and across the country to express their viewpoints including those that challenge our government.”

Tempe police are assisting ASU officers on campus, and ASU will lead the investigation.

Tempe Police are assisting ASU Police with an investigation on their Tempe campus. ASU is leading this investigation and incident. pic.twitter.com/SwjDkNFCBD — Tempe Police Department (@TempePolice) April 26, 2024

Friday’s event comes at the wake of campus protests across the country . The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from any companies that are advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza — and in some cases from Israel itself.

Protests on many campuses have been orchestrated by coalitions of student groups . The groups largely act independently, though students say they’re inspired by peers at other universities.

At Columbia University, police arrested over 100 protestors. Earlier this week, the Ivy League school, where Monday is set to be the last day of classes, switched to hybrid learning. Commencement is set for May 15.

The University of Southern California has canceled its main stage graduation ceremony set for May 10 as its campus is roiled by protests. The university already canceled a commencement speech by the school’s pro-Palestinian valedictorian, citing safety concerns. The Los Angeles Police Department said more than 90 people were arrested Wednesday night for alleged trespassing during a protest at the university.

Protests have also popped up at The Ohio State University, George Washington University, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, New York University, Emory University, Northwestern University, Fashion Institute of Technology, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Pennsylvania.

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UA's hunt for a new president should start (gulp) at ASU

Opinion: the arizona board of regents has appointed a cast of thousands and a search firm to find a 'visionary' new university of arizona president. anybody think this is going to go well.

It’s now been three months since the public got a gander at the University of Arizona’s full-on header into a financial and reputational black hole — a swan dive that followed a shrewd decision to secretly acquire a for-profit online college best known for scamming students into borrowing money, thinking they were getting an education.

It’s now been a month since UA President Robert Robbins magnanimously announced he would step down in 2026 when his contract ends, or sooner if a replacement is named.

Since then, the Arizona Board of Regents — its members having awakened from their long nap as the UA took its tumble — has appointed a cast of thousands to assist in selecting the university’s next president .

Since then, the 18-member UArizona Presidential Search Advisory Committee has announced an upcoming listening tour to try to figure out what sort of leader UA needs.

An 18-member committee? That won't help UA

The Regents also hired headhunters to help with the nationwide search.

“As the board embarks on selecting the next president of the University of Arizona, we will do so thoughtfully and with community input to ensure we find a visionary leader who can make a lasting impact on this top-tier research university,” Regents Chairwoman Cecilia Mata said.

OK, so does anybody think this process will actually result in a “visionary leader who can making a lasting impact on this top-tier research university”?

Do visionary leaders who can rescue tumbling universities register with search firms, looking to move up the academic food chain? Do they submit their resumes in the hope of scoring an interview?

I’m guessing … not.  And I’m not alone.

“It’s going to take one or two of the Regents to realize the system they’ve got in place is not going to give them the leader they want,” said one person, who is deeply involved in the state’s corporate, philanthropic and educational endeavors. “It’s going to give them the leader they’ve had.”

Consider Arizona State University.

ASU tried a different approach with Crow

In 2001, ASU, too, was undergoing a search for a new leader with the usual cast of thousands/search firm approach.

Regent Don Ulrich, who chaired the search committee, had already interviewed five sitting university presidents and three provosts and wasn’t happy with the headhunters’ results, which he characterized as “same sold, same old.”

“They were maintenance people,” Ulrich would later say . “They weren’t going to change anything. That was not what this place needed.”

Then-ASU President Lattie Coor told Ulrich he knew of a guy at Columbia University, one who was not a university president or a provost.

Ulrich flew to New York where the pair met over breakfast at the Ritz-Carlton near Central Park.

“I sat down and we just started talking,” said Ulrich, who died in 2020. “I thought, ‘This guy sounds different.’ …  He has ideas. He has a track record that’s pretty damn different. His delivery was unbelievable. I couldn’t ask him a question that he didn’t have an answer to.”

That breakfast with Michael Crow would last three and a half hours and ultimately have an impact on Arizona that is now into its third decade.

Want someone with vision? Then ask visionaries

In the time that Crow has been at ASU, transforming it from party school to global brand, UA has cycled through five university presidents — all chosen with the requisite help of the usual cast of thousands.

Count John Schaefer among the skeptics who don’t think the Regents’ approach is a smart way to find a new UA president … especially a visionary one.

“You need go out and look for them,” he told me. “Search firms that you hire and pay ridiculous amounts of money to have a whole list of people who claim that they’d like to be a dean or a president or what have you and tap into that link. I think that’s the wrong way to go about this kind of program.”

Editorial: UA must cut ties with President Robbins now

Schaefer became UA’s 15th president in 1971 and over 11 years would set the university on a path to becoming a research university.

“First, you’ve got to decide what university you want to be like, then go find people who are part of that university and bring them in to the University of Arizona,” he said.

Go to Tempe and ask Michael Crow for help

Seems to me, the first stop in any search should be in Tempe.

Cue UA fans the world over, dropping in a dead faint.

But deep in their broken hearts in light of the current debacle in Tucson — which is not to be confused with UA’s previous debacles — they know it’s true.

Crow knows who the other academic visionaries are at the nation’s universities — or he knows someone who knows — and I’m guessing not a one of them is listed with a headhunter or has submitted an application to UA.

“An 18-person committee,” one person said, shaking his head. “There is just no way they’re going to find the right leader.”

Crow could help. The Regents should let him.

And you, UA fans, should stop that retching.

If Wilma and Wilber really want to find the right candidate, Sparky could help.

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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at campuses as colleges crack down on encampments

Students at dozens of universities in the U.S. and Canada continue to protest for Palestinian human rights after months of war in Gaza.

Most student organizations participating in protests and encampments on campuses have similar demands of their administrations, including divestment from companies that could be profiting from the war and transparency about where they’re investing their money.

Many universities have said that they support freedom of speech and will allow protests on campus but that encampments violate school policy. On Saturday, dozens of people were arrested at colleges that cracked down on encampments, including Northeastern University in Boston, where about 100 people were detained.

Here are the most recent updates on what is happening on campuses across the country.

George Washington University

Administrators at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., said Sunday that protesters who remained at an on-campus encampment would be suspended from school and administratively barred from campus.

The encampment was being limited to 20 people, they said. A separate encampment off campus was under the purview of Washington police, the school’s top leaders said in a statement Sunday.

On Sunday, video protesters posted to social media depicted some clashes with law enforcement on campus.

The administrators, President Ellen M. Granberg and Provost Christopher Alan Bracey, earlier acknowledged a lack of violence on campus but singled out messaging deemed "highly offensive to many members of our community," including "hateful language."

New Orleans

Police said at least 10 people were arrested Sunday night at a pro-Palestinian protest in New Orleans, where students from Loyola and Tulane universities have joined the nationwide student movement.

New Orleans police told NBC affiliate WDSU that four officers were injured as police cleared protesters from Jackson Square, which is overlooked by St. Louis Cathedral.

Skirmishes broke out between pro-Palestinian protesters and pro-Israel counterprotesters at UCLA in the Westwood community of Los Angeles on Sunday.

No arrests or injuries were reported as members and supporters of the pro-Israel group Stand With Us rallied on campus and ultimately clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters at their expanding encampment.

Stand With Us co-founder Roz Rothstein said o n X that 1,000 people joined the counterprotest.

Video showed some protesters removing barriers that separated the two sides as fast-moving participants bumped bodies, stood off and yelled at one another.

“We are heartbroken to report that today, some physical altercations broke out among demonstrators," UCLA's vice chancellor for strategic communications, Mary Osako, said in a statement.

Osako said more security personnel and measures were subsequently put in place.

University of Southern California

Joel Curran, the University of Southern California ’s senior vice president of communications, said campus property, including the Tommy Trojan statue, was vandalized Saturday by people who are part of the group that has continued "to illegally camp on our campus."

"Despite repeated warnings, this group has also continued to disrupt our campus operations and harass students and others, in violation of numerous university policies," Curran said. "While the university fully supports freedom of expression, these acts of vandalism and harassment are absolutely unacceptable and will not be tolerated."

Curran did not say what the alleged acts of harassment were. He said protesters have refused President Carol Folt's “numerous attempts” to meet with them.

"We are hoping for a more reasonable response Sunday before we are forced to take further action. This area is needed for commencement setup early this week," he said.

Los Angeles police said no one was arrested during a protest on campus Saturday night.

USC students started protesting after Muslim student Asna Tabassum’s  valedictorian speech was canceled  because of unspecified security threats.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

President Sally Kornbluth said in a statement Sunday that negotiations between student protesters and administrators came to a stalemate when "students made clear on social media that they will not accept anything less than their original demands."

"What’s more, despite the fact that the students were engaged with us in what we thought were good-faith discussions, a group of students disrupted another official MIT event this morning," Kornbluth said. "I have long believed that dialogue and mutual understanding are the best way to resolve conflicts. But it is clear that this approach has not allowed the progress we were hoping for."

MIT did not immediately respond to a request for comment on what the administration plans to do next.

In a video statement published Saturday, Kornbluth acknowledged that the pro-Palestinian protests on campus have been peaceful so far but said the encampment "has been a clear violation of our procedures for registering and reserving space for campus demonstrations."

"We are open to further discussion about the means of ending the encampment," she said. "But this particular form of expression needs to end soon."

Emerson College

Video from last week showed officers in protective gear moving in on Boylston Place Alley on Emerson's campus in Boston, where an encampment was set up. A total of 118 protesters were arrested as a result, President Jay Bernhardt said in a statement.

Bernhardt said that the college "advocated with the City and Boston Police Department for several days to delay the removal of the encampment" and that when it became clear that was imminent, it encouraged protesters to remove tents from the alley.

"We know that the events of that night were, and are, emotionally overwhelming for our entire community, especially for the students present at the protest and the staff and faculty who were on site to provide support," he said.

Bernhardt said that the college will not bring campus disciplinary charges against the protesters and that it plans to encourage the district attorney not to pursue charges against those involved in the encampment.

University of Mary Washington

A total of 12 people, including nine students, were arrested for trespassing Saturday after the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, prohibited an encampment on campus because it invited outsiders in, President Troy Paino said in a statement.

"We remain committed to working with our campus community members to facilitate peaceful expression, and we welcome individuals and families to our campus for public events, including demonstrations when those activities abide by policies and regulations," Paino said. "Events that do not follow instructions, attempt to disrupt classes or activities, or endanger the health, safety, and security of our campus community will not be allowed."

Northeastern University

About 100 people were detained at a pro-Palestinian protest at Northeastern University’s Boston campus Saturday morning, university officials said.

“What began as a student demonstration two days ago, was infiltrated by professional organizers with no affiliation to Northeastern,” the university said in its  statement on X . “Last night, the use of virulent anti-Semitic slurs, including ‘Kill the Jews,’ crossed the line. We cannot tolerate this kind of hate on our campus.”

Video circulating online appears to show the statement was made by a counterprotester holding an Israeli flag, who was met with boos from other protesters on campus. It was not clear whether the person who said the antisemitic phrase was among those detained or disciplined.

The leading student organization behind the protest, Huskies for a Free Palestine, called the administration’s statement “false narratives.” It accused the administration of implying pro-Palestinian protesters uttered the phrase and of using it “as justification to arrest over 100 Northeastern faculty, workers, and students.”

Columbia University

Columbia’s pro-Palestinian encampment stretched into its second weekend after talks between protesting students and the administration remained at a stalemate .

New York police said there were no reports of arrests of students at Columbia University on Friday or Saturday in relation to the encampment.

The Reach Education Fund, a U.S. nonprofit group that helps Palestinian students achieve their academic dreams, shared a video of children supporting protesters at Columbia.

"Thank you, the students of Columbia University," a student said. "We respect you," another said.

The Palestinian students also showed support for students protesting at Harvard and Yale universities.

"We hear you.. students of Yale University," read a sign held by a student.

Portland State University

On Friday, Portland State University President Ann Cudd announced that the institution will receiving “any further gifts or grants” from Boeing after it received a letter signed by members of the community.

The university group Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights has accused Boeing of being “complicit in the occupation and genocide in Palestine,” it said on Instagram .

A spokesperson for Boeing said it had no comment.

Arizona State University

At Arizona State University, 72 people were arrested Friday and accused of trespassing related to setting up an encampment, a university spokesperson said.

The school said that the encampment was established mostly by people who were not university students or faculty or staff members and that they refused instructions to disperse.

Only 15 of the 72 people who were arrested were students, according to the university.

Indiana University

Police arrested 23 people at Indiana University on Saturday after protesters were warned to remove tents or other structures that violated university policy. Those who did not were “detained and removed,” the university said.

The people who were arrested face charges from criminal trespass to resisting law enforcement. It is unclear whether they are affiliated with the university.

Washington University

At Washington University in St. Louis, more than 80 people were arrested Saturday after a group of students, employees and others not affiliated with the campus refused to leave after they pitched tents and called on others to join their protest, the university said in a statement.

"All will face charges of trespassing and some may also be charged with resisting arrest and assault, including for injuries to police officers," the school said.

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3 Arizona state universities officially on their way to 2024 NCAA Men's golf postseason

T he 2024 NCAA Division I men's golf regional fields were announced Wednesday, with Arizona State, Arizona and Grand Canyon among the 81 teams reaching the postseason.

There are six regional sites featuring either 13 or 14 teams as well as individual golfers who are not on those teams. The regionals will all be played May 13-15, with the advancing teams heading to Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, May 24-29.

Pac-12 champion Arizona State is the top seed in the Rancho Santa Fe Regional outside San Diego. There are 14 teams in that region. Arizona is the No. 2 seed in the Purdue-hosted West Lafayette Regional, where Vanderbilt is in the top spot. GCU is the No. 11 seed in the Austin Regional, hosted by Texas, the No. 3 seed. Tennessee is the top seed there.

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Arizona State Transfer CB to Visit Michigan State

Arizona State transfer cornerback Edward Woods is reportedly set to visit Michigan State on Monday.

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The spring edition of the transfer portal officially closes on, Michigan State football is making some last-minute attempts.

According to Corey Robinson of 247Sports , Michigan State is set to host Arizona State transfer cornerback Edwards Woods, one of the best cornerbacks in the portal.

Woods played the last four seasons with the Sun Devils. Last season, he played all 12 games, recording 33 combined tackles, three for loss, four passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and an interception.

The season before, Woods registered 28 combined tackles, two for loss, six passes defensed, a forced fumble, and a sack.

As a four-year member of the Pac-12, Woods is quite familiar with facing Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith and his former team, Oregon State. Having seen a lot of the same competition that former Beavers like quarterback Aidan Chiles and offensive lineman Tanner Miller have seen would be just one of the many reasons Woods' presence would be vital for the Spartans, as UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington join the Big Ten next season.

Woods, a class of 2020 recruit, had chosen the Sun Devils over Arizona, Washington State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and USC, among others.

Michigan State lost over a dozen players in the transfer portal this spring and hasn't done much to make up for it. Adding players like Woods would be a big step in the right direction, and Smith and his staff will have to put together an impressive visit for the transfer if they hope to pull it off.

The spring edition of the transfer portal opened on April 16, just days before the Spartans' "Spring Showcase." The timing wasn't quite convenient for Smith, whose mind that week was mostly focused on spring ball, but he has had time to shift his attention toward the portal.

We'll see if the Spartans can pull off a few more transfer commits before the portal closes for the last time this year. While this is already a new-look Michigan State program, the abundance of players who have departed for the portal, regardless of where they might have been on the depth chart, has left many voids in the roster that need to be filled.

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Student safety top of mind following protests at University of Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Student safety has been a huge topic of discussion following the protests on the University of Arizona campus earlier this week that ended with four arrests.

Now, both Jewish and Palestinian students are calling for more peaceful dialogue.

Many of the Jewish students 13 News talked with said some of the chants felt targeted and almost antisemitic.

It’s something Palestinian students said they have also been dealing with since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

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That has left what the students called an unnerving environment heading into finals week.

“It’s a very intense situation, to put it lightly,” said Students Supporting Israel member Ethan Habib-Weels. “They said the protesters were shouting all sorts of anti-American, antisemitic things.”

Habib-Weels said the scenes from the protests got out of hand.

“You start getting into physical assault,” he said. “You started getting into inciting violence. This is where the line needs to be drawn.”

The allegedly hate speech and escalated nature of the protest were scary for members of the Students Against Apartheid, which hosted the protest.

“Really the counter-protestors that we were facing on our side were mostly really just frat boys that were just really drunk and trying to heckle people,” said Ana, a member of the Students Against Aparthied orginization who wanted to keep her last name private.

That is something Jewish students said they have been facing throughout the overseas conflict.

“I think that it’s a little bit scary for Jews,” Habib-Weels said. “Because you have huge protests in Colombia, the Intifada (banner), which is essentially a code for ‘Death of Jews.’ It makes a lot of Jews feel intimidated, a little scared.”

Some of the students speaking out for Palestine said the same thing.

“I think it’s prevalent especially now, they are kind of reacting because they are like I don’t know and I don’t care what’s going on and I’m angry about it,” said Ana. “So it’s kind of this weird cognitive dissonance.”

Despite many of the words of hate being felt by both sides, students told 13 News they have been able to have peaceful discussions.

“A lot of my Jewish friends actually helped organize this protest and this encampment as well,” said Ana. “I was feeling very welcomed and was surrounded by the awesome people.”

That’s something some of the students said they want to keep as the narrative moving forward.

“We’d love to have a peaceful dialogue,” said Students Supporting Israel President Jonah Rosen. “We have the right to protest, the right to assembly right, but there’s no right to endanger students and make them feel uncomfortable with the things that are happening here.”

Both sides said they would like to focus on the message rather than focusing on anger.

“Ultimately these protests are speaking the voices of the unheard,” said Ana. “Having a space to actually talk to each other about what is going on and share these resources.”

There is no word yet on if more protests are planned. But in a message sent to university officials, Students Against Apartheid promised further action if the school doesn’t meet their demands.

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The Protesters and the President

Over the past week, thousands of students protesting the war in gaza have been arrested..

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Over the past week, students at dozens of universities held demonstrations, set up encampments and, at times, seized academic buildings. In response, administrators at many of those colleges decided to crack down and called in the local police to detain and arrest demonstrators.

As of Thursday, the police had arrested 2,000 people across more than 40 campuses, a situation so startling that President Biden could no longer ignore it.

Jonathan Wolfe, who has been covering the student protests for The Times, and Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent, discuss the history-making week.

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Jonathan Wolfe , a senior staff editor on the newsletters team at The New York Times.

Peter Baker , the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times covering President Biden and his administration.

Background reading

As crews cleared the remnants of an encampment at U.C.L.A., students and faculty members wondered how the university could have handled protests over the war in Gaza so badly .

Biden denounced violence on campus , breaking his silence after a rash of arrests.

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