"California College Protests: Arrests and Suspensions Amid Rising Tensions"
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Nineteen California college students were arrested during pro-Palestine protests at Pomona College, with 18 charged with misdemeanor trespassing and one with obstruction of justice. The protests were in response to the removal of pro-Palestinian art on campus, and students criticized the heavy police response. Similar protests and disciplinary actions have occurred at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, where three students were expelled, one suspended, and 20 put on probation over a sit-in protest. Faculty members have criticized the administration's response and demanded the rescinding of suspensions, expulsions, and arrests.
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