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Tag Archives: University of California at Davis
UC Davis Due to Release Pepper Spray Report Wednesday
UC Davis says it's set to release a report on Wednesday by the task force investigating the incident in which campus police pepper-sprayed seated student protesters last November. The report's release is subject to a court hearing tomorrow. The report … Continue reading
UC Davis Chancellor Katehi Faces Faculty No-Confidence Vote Over Pepper-Spray Incident
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DAVIS, Calif. (AP) The chancellor of the University of California, Davis is facing a faculty vote on her ability to lead the campus following the widely condemned pepper-spraying of student protesters. Members of the UC Davis Academic Senate have been … Continue reading
Students, Chancellors Weigh In on Campus Police Policies at Legislative Hearing
A joint Senate-Assembly panel held a four hour hearing today on recent UC campus police policies, and featured such student bête noires as UC President Mark Yudof and UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi among the officials set to speak. The … Continue reading
UC President Names Students, Faculty, Alumni to Pepper Spray Investigative Panel
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DAVIS, Calif. (AP) The University of California has named a dozen people to a task force that will investigate the pepper-spraying of student protesters at UC Davis. UC President Mark Yudof on Monday appointed 12 UC Davis students, faculty, alumni … Continue reading
Video: Entire UC Davis Town Hall Meeting With Chancellor Katehi and Students; Live Blog
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Yesterday at UC Davis, an embattled Chancellor Linda Katehi and other school officials held a town hall meeting with students to discuss the notorious pepper spray incident that has brought worldwide negative attention to the university. The Sacramento Bee has … Continue reading
Profile of Pepper-Spraying Officer Pike: Ex-Marine, Twice Honored, Allegedly Used Anti-Gay Slur
(AP) John Pike, one of the UC Davis officers who pepper-sprayed student protesters last Friday, is a retired Marine sergeant who has been honored for his police work on campus, but he also figured in a discrimination lawsuit against the … Continue reading
UC Chancellor Katehi Apologizes Amid Calls for Her Resignation; "I Know You May Not Believe Anything I'm Telling You, And You Don't Have To"
These are perilous times for government officials forced to wrestle with the protests roiling the Bay Area and beyond. Mayor Jean Quan's approval rating, for instance, headed toward Gov. Rod Blagojevich levels after her ambivalent handling of the Occupy Oakland … Continue reading
Audio, Transcript: Interview w/ UC Davis Chancellor on Pepper-Spray Controversy; Video of Incident
UC Davis announced today that it has placed university police chief Annette Spicuzza on leave after her officers used pepper spray to move seated Occupy UC Davis protesters on Friday. The incident, which has attracted international attention, also led the … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Police Move Against Occupy Protesters in SF, Oakland; UC Davis Police Chief Placed on Leave Over Pepper-Spray Incident
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Police confront Occupy protesters in S.F., Oakland (SF Chronicle) San Francisco and Oakland authorities moved to take greater control of the Occupy protests Sunday, raiding an offshoot of the San Francisco encampment and clearing a new camp in a vacant … Continue reading
