Protesters surround building, chancellor stays inside for three hours
Protesters create a pathway for UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi to leave the Surge II building, but she chose not to use this option. Katehi remained in the building for three hours — after a news conference was cut short there. Finally, when protesters moved to the edge of the adjacent parking lot, she left the building without incident. Wayne Tilcock/Enterprise photo
UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi remained inside Surge II for nearly three hours Saturday after hundreds of protesters surrounded the building, interrupting her news conference about the pepper-spraying of protesters by campus police the day before.
Protesters showed up minutes after the 4 p.m. conference began. Their voices could be heard within the building.
Many of those who had gathered outside said they believed Katehi did not give the UCD community sufficient notice and that the choice of venue was unfair because it did not permit the general public inside.
“After what happened yesterday, everyone is really, really angry,” said Steve Cox, a UCD graduate student. “It’s kind of unfair for her to hold a press
