Incident
Date | Mar 08, 1970 |
Department | Buffalo Police Department |
Address | Amherst, NY |
Incident Description
On Sunday, March 8th, 400 Buffalo Police officers arrived on campus and began around the clock patrols.
Acting President Regan claimed that he called the police "to protect the safety and rights of individuals on campus, guard university property and arrest any violators of the injunction."
The police presence on campus reinvigorated student protests. 2,000 students and faculty (some sources say as many as 5,000) marched in a peaceful protest of the police being on campus.
On Monday, March 9th, a number of schools and departments across the university, as well as faculty and students hold votes showing their opposition to the police being on campus. Some called for Acting President Regan to resign, while others refused to hold classes until the police leave. The same day 350 students hold a mock funeral for the university, equipped with a flag draped coffin.
On Tuesday protesters held a pig roast in the fountain outside Norton Union. "Pigs off Campus" and other similar sayings were spray painted on campus buildings.
Links
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Campus Unrest: Timeline and Photos
University at Buffalo