Protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza are intensifying at universities in the Bay Area and across the nation.
For a third night in a row, protesters were camped out at Stanford University. About 18 tents were set up despite a warning from the university that they could be expelled.
This happened during admit weekend at Stanford, where visiting high school students found an encampment of protesters in the middle of White Plaza.
Protesters said they are demanding that Stanford separates itself from any companies or organizations advancing military efforts in the Israel-Hamas war.
“Understanding that students are putting their lives on the line, their bodies on the line, their futures on the line. For something that can make a better place for Palestinians, a better place, a better world,” said Stanford student Carlos Enrique Ramirez.
At Cal Poly Humboldt, protesters left the buildings they barricaded since Monday after spray …