Around 40 people were arrested Friday. No more arrests were announced Saturday.
DENVER — Protests demanding that the University of Colorado Denver divest from Israel entered their third day Saturday.
Protesters put tents up on Thursday around noon. They have removed them and set them back up again several times as police have shown up to the encampment. Protesters tell 9NEWS they have been inspired by other campuses across the country, especially Columbia University in New York.
Saturday is the second day Khalid Hamu, with Students for a Democratic Society, woke up in a tent in the middle of campus.
“I am not much of a camper, it was cold, but other than that, I mean, it wasn’t too bad,” Hamu said.
Camping on campus is a violation of campus policy according to a statement the Auraria Campus released that read in part: “It’s essential to note that Auraria Campus …
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