UT faculty along with the Palestine Solidarity Committee held a second day of protests at the University of Texas at Austin after protestors were arrested during Wednesday's demonstration.
UT faculty along with the Palestine Solidarity Committee held a second day of protests at the University of Texas at Austin. It came after almost 60 people were arrested during Wednesday's demonstration on campus.Protesters gathered in front of the UT Tower and chanted many of the same slogans from the day before, including "Free,Free Palestine" and some were aimed directly at UT Austin President Jay Hartzell and Austin police.
"They continued, "There can be no business as usual when our campus is occupied by city police and state troopers who are preventing our students from engaging in a peaceful demonstration of their first amendment rights.
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