{"id":4272794,"date":"2024-04-25T09:18:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794///wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794//www.sbsun.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794//?p=4272794&preview=true&preview_id=4272794"},"modified":"2024-04-25T09:23:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:23:38","slug":"cal-poly-occupiers-prepare-for-confrontation-on-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794///wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794//www.sbsun.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794//2024/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794//04/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794//25/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794//cal-poly-occupiers-prepare-for-confrontation-on-day-3/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794//","title":{"rendered":"Cal Poly Humboldt closed through the weekend as student protests continue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday marked the third day students continued to occupy Siemens Hall at Cal Poly Humboldt. Barriers were reinforced, more tents were put up Tuesday and students collected gear for facing tear gas./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/n

A couple of dozen people are estimated to be barricaded inside the building while others have joined them outside, at some points in the hundreds./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/n

Students outside speculated Wednesday night would mean another conflict with police, who initially responded in droves to drive out the protesters Monday evening. Cal Poly Humboldt on Wednesday announced the campus would be closed through the weekend, extending the first closure set to end Wednesday./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/n

/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/u201cThe occupation of Siemens Hall causes complex operational challenges that require the closure of other facilities on campus. In particular, there is a risk of other buildings being occupied, as protestors have shown a willingness to enter unlocked buildings and either lock themselves in or steal equipment. The occupation is also having a negative impact on other students, who are trying to complete classes at the end of the semester,/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/u201d a news release from the university said./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/n

The other building the release said is /wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/u201coccupied/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/u201d is being used for its public bathrooms, propped open with a cardboard box and duct tape. Protesters initially took furniture from Nelson Hall to form barricades. Someone was working on a desktop computer in an office in the building, as seen through a window Wednesday morning and people were walking in and out of the door. Other buildings with restrooms across campus have been locked due to the closure./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/n

The release said the university is making various contingency plans, including possibly keeping campus closed beyond the weekend./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/n

The activists, who are occupying the building in conjunction with nationwide actions at universities, have five demands: for Cal Poly Humboldt to disclose all holdings and collaborations with Israel, to cut all academic ties with Israel, to divest from all ties to Israel, to drop all charges on student organizers and for an immediate ceasefire. CSU and Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation investment accounts are being pointed to as linked to military manufacturing, though neither the CSU Chancellor/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/u2019s Office nor Cal Poly Humboldt/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/u2019s spokespeople responded to emails requesting information about these accounts./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/n

Students outside the building said communication with the administrators was fraught from the beginning./wp-json/wp/v2/posts/4272794/n