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50 Ways To Avoid Pepper Spraying Students (Thanks, Cal!)

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.11.2012

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If there's one thing the University of California's administration can improve upon, it could be summed up in one word: communication. That's accordin...

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UC Davis Pepper Spray Report May Not Be Released

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.07.2012

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A task force investigating the pepper spraying of protesters at University of California, Davis cannot release their report to the public because of a...

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Tyler Kingkade

College Students Plan U.S. Walkout On Thursday

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.01.2012

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NEW YORK -- Thousands of U.S. college students will walk out of class Thursday in a coordinated day of protest against what may be another year of sig...

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UC Davis Protesters File Lawsuit For Pepper Spraying

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.22.2012

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Seventeen University of California, Davis students and two alumni filed a lawsuit against school officials and police on Wednesday concerning a dramat...

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Tyler Kingkade

Chancellor Birgeneau Told Officials 'Don't Back Down' After Batons Used On Protesters

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.21.2012

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NEW YORK -- Newly released emails show University of California, Berkeley officials did not initially object to the use of batons on nonviolent protes...

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Tyler Kingkade

Campus Police Violence Is Nothing New In California

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.09.2011

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When students at the University of California, Berkeley, attempted to set up an Occupy Wall Street encampment, campus police answered on Nov. 9 with t...

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Tyler Kingkade

UC Davis Pepper Spray Investigated By Group That Works For Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Faculty in the University of California system said this week that the group appointed to lead an investigation into the controversial p...

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What Does Occupy Movement Mean For Cal Business Students?

Turnstyle | Posted 01.23.2012

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By: Robyn Gee Photo Credit: Denise Tejada/Turnstyle News UC Berkeley students hold a rally at Sproul Plaza days after police confront student demonst...

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Pepper-Spraying UC Davis Officer Previously Honored For Work On Campus

AP | GARANCE BURKE and JUDY LIN | Posted 01.22.2012

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DAVIS, Calif. — The University of California, Davis, chancellor defended herself Tuesday from criticism over the campus police force's pepper sp...

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UC Berkeley Students To File Lawsuit Against University, Police

Turnstyle | Posted 01.22.2012

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By: Denise Tejada Photo Credit: DENISE TEJADA/Turnstyle News Protester Addresses Students Gathered In Front Of Sproul Hall. On Wednesday, 20 stude...

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PHOTOS: 10,000 Crowd Sproul Plaza At Occupy Cal

AP/The Huffington Post | Garance Burke and Terry Collins | Posted 11.16.2011

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By Garance Burke and Terry Collins, Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Anti-Wall Street activists began rebuilding their tent encampment on ...

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[Gallery] Protesters Participate In School Wide Strike At UC Berkeley

Turnstyle | Posted 01.15.2012

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By: Denise Tejada Students, faculty, parents, grandparents, have all gathered at Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley to be a part of a school wide general s...

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Shooting At UC Berkeley Business School Puts The Campus On Lockdown

Berkeleyside | Posted 01.15.2012

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UPDATE (9:30am): Mercury News reports that the man shot by UC Berkeley police on campus Tuesday has died at Highland Hospital. He has not been identif...

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Faculty And Staff Join Occupy Cal For Teach-Ins At Berkeley Campus

AP | TERENCE CHEA and LISA LEFF | Posted 01.15.2012

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BERKELEY, Calif. — Anti-Wall Street activists began rebuilding their tent encampment on the steps of the University of California, Berkeley, stu...

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Tyler Kingkade

Outrage Over Police Violence At Occupy Protest

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.14.2011

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In light of campus police violence against protesters, University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau faces lawsuits, a letter from...

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Berkeley Chancellor's Disturbing Response to Police Beating

Ty Alper | Posted 01.14.2012

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The video of police beating UC Berkeley students last Wednesday night is hard to watch. Unfortunately, the response of the UC Berkeley administration has been equally disturbing.

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WATCH: Stephen Colbert Weighs In On Berkeley Police Violence

Posted 01.13.2012

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America's favorite satirical funnyman commented on U.C. Berkeley police's use of force to subdue a gathering of protesters during last Thursday's epis...

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Tyler Kingkade

Thousands Gather For Occupy Cal As Two Years Of Protest Comes Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.10.2012

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Facing some of the steepest budget cuts and tuition hikes in the country, thousands college students across California staged a mass walkout on Wednes...

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SHOCK VIDEO: Police Beat College Students Setting Up Occupy Camp

Carly Schwartz | Posted 01.10.2012

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U.C. Berkeley students trying to set up an Occupy encampment faced a violent altercation with campus police, who arrested several protesters and tore ...

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