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Over 200 protesters were arrested as police moved in to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The raid, which took place on Thursday, saw police wearing helmets and body armor tear down barricades and use rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. The police said the arrests were made for allegedly failing to disperse, which is a misdemeanor. The Daily Bruin, UCLA’s independent student-run newspaper, reported that over 50 people contributed to the coverage of the campus protests, attacks on the encampment, and police raid. The editor-in-chief of the Daily Bruin, Isabelle Friedman, described the police raid as “traumatising and distressing” and said that “our reporters were gassed, assaulted and threatened with arrest”. She also said that she and others were forced to leave the building near the encampment despite an assurance from the vice chancellor to cover protests safely.

Hundreds of police officers with shields and batons have entered the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to disperse a pro-Palestinian protest camp that was attacked by pro-Israeli supporters less than 24 hours ago. Around 300 to 500 police officers were seen inside the camp, while about 2,000 more gathered outside the barricades. Police used flash-bang devices and some protesters fought back, shouting and shining lights at them. Police arrested occupants who refused to leave the camp, which had been declared unlawful by the university. The clash follows a violent confrontation between counter-demonstrators and protesters on Wednesday, leading to the use of pepper spray and physical altercations.

On May 1st, a violent clash erupted between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), resulting in hours of unrest and disrupting campus operations. Scuffles and fights broke out, with protesters engaging in fistfights, shoving, kicking, and using sticks to assault one another. Riot gear-clad officers stormed Hamilton Hall, which had been occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, to quell the disturbance. Over 1,600 people have been arrested in pro-Palestine campus protests in the past two weeks, including 282 arrests made on Tuesday night at Columbia University and City College New York.

After transferring to cross-town rival UCLA last year, Kyle Ford has made his way back to the University of Southern California (USC) football program. Ford’s return to USC comes after a season where he had a relatively underwhelming performance with UCLA, finishing with 22 catches for 236 yards. The move makes sense for all parties involved, as Ford has familiarity with USC’s offense and coaching staff. Ford is expected to add depth to the Trojans’ receiver room and provide a big-play threat.