The wave of demonstrations began at Columbia University in New York but they have since spread rapidly across the country.
WASHINGTON - The White House insisted Sunday that pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked US universities in recent weeks must remain peaceful, after police arrested around 275 people on four separate campuses over the weekend.
While peace has prevailed in many campuses, the number of protesters detained - at times by police in riot gear using chemical irritants and tasers - is rising fast. "This is about freedom of speech... on a very critical issue," she told CNN shortly before her arrest Saturday."And there they are, sending in the riot police and basically creating a riot."
With final exams coming in the next few weeks, some campuses - including the Humboldt campus of California State Polytechnic University, have closed and instructed students to complete their classes online.
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