A university in California issued a strongly worded statement Sunday after days of unrest on the campus resulted in anti-Israel agitators taking over two academic buildings, saying the cost of these illegal activities would be “in the millions.”
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, or simply Cal Poly Humboldt, condemned the “lawless behavior” of the agitators and said the current rebellion “has nothing to do with free speech or freedom of inquiry.”
“It is lawless behavior that has harmed the vast majority of our students whose education has been interrupted, damaged the reputation of our school, and drained resources from the accomplishment of our core educational purpose,” said the university located in Arcata. As a result, the school added, it will be forced to shell out “millions” to repair the facilities. But, the true cost could be even worse.
“That includes damage done by theft, vandalism and graffiti, and the supplies and personnel needed to repair that, …