Occupy Uc Davis

Editing for Patch in the Wake of Pepper Spray

Justin Cox | Posted 01.28.2012

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Justin Cox

I'm the editor of Davis Patch, and although I was not on the receiving end of Lt. Pike's now-famous pepper spraying, the maneuver has made things pretty busy in this town.

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WATCH: Pepper-Spraying Police Officer's Alleged Anti-Gay Past

Posted 11.25.2011

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John Pike, California's infamous pepper-spraying police officer, has an anti-gay past, according to reports. Though he has been twice honored by t...

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Occupying Academic Freedom

Patricia McGuire | Posted 01.23.2012

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Patricia McGuire

Higher education is in trouble right now --- and it's not just because of the scandal at Penn State. The real trouble that higher education is in goes to the soul of our existence as institutions supposedly dedicated to the free search for truth.

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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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WATCH: Maddow Condemns Police Response To Occupy Protests

Posted 11.24.2011

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Rachel Maddow discussed what she believed was the violent nature of "nonlethal weapons" on her Monday show. Maddow was speaking after a string of O...

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Occupy: The Real Tough Guys of UC Davis

Stephan Jenkins | Posted 01.21.2012

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Stephan Jenkins

It was the students of UCD who showed themselves to be the true tough guys on the scene, and by tough guys, I mean Rosa Parks, Gandhi-style tough guys -- the kind who have the courage to wield the power of nonviolence.

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WATCH: Chilling Video Of Students Confronting UC Davis Chancellor

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 11.21.2011

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A crowd of UC Davis students confronted chancellor Linda Katehi in the wake of an incident that occurred between protesters and campus police on Frida...

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