Dozens of student protesters at the University of Southern California (USC) were arrested Wednesday night amid escalating tensions on college campuses throughout the country over the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
The demonstrators were arrested peacefully, after police gave them warnings to disperse or be detained, The Associated Press reported. Police officers detained the students, who were locking arms, one-by-one, according to the news wire.
USC’s Department of Public Safety issued a series of alerts Wednesday saying there was “significant…
