Saturday, September 15th 2007
Students arrested at oaks
This morning The Oakland Tribune reported a few students were arrested, cited, and released for trespassing at the oak grove by the stadium. From the Tribune:
The 10-month-old oak grove protest at Memorial Stadium briefly intensified Friday as more than 30 students scaled a fence surrounding the grove, and 21 of them were ultimately arrested for trespassing.
This is the first time I have heard about mass citations of students around the oak situation. Earlier it looked like the effort was primarily non-student community members in isolated incidents.
The scene is briefly described:
As a flood of campus police officers responded to the scene, the students danced and held hands.
There is also a quote in support of the oaks:
“For us, it is a sacred place,” said Matthew Taylor, a 33-year-old undergraduate. “We’re willing to be arrested for whatwe [sic] believe in.”
I did a search on Facebook and found a profile for a Matthew Taylor who is 33 and wants to save the oaks. However, the person in the profile is listed as an alum.
I hope next time the police will arrest everyone who is trespassing, especially the people living in the trees.
