Crime & Safety
SDSU Students Protest 'Islamophobia'
A group of at least 100 students gathered late Wednesday afternoon to decry fliers that had turned up on campus.
SAN DIEGO, CA: City police were dispatched to San Diego State University Wednesday to help campus officers monitor a raucous student protest.
Protest at @SDSU. pic.twitter.com/VDDVwLpySt
— Lyndsay Winkley (@LAWinkley) April 28, 2016
Personnel with the San Diego Police Department were sent to SDSU shortly after 5 p.m., SDPD Officer Ben Newton said.
There were no reports of violence as of 6:30 p.m., Newton said.
A group of at least 100 students gathered in the late afternoon to decry fliers that had turned up on campus, accusing members of the student body of being affiliated with terror groups, according to CBS News 8.
@SDSU Student Protest Against President Hirshman
— SDSU Aztec 4 Life (@SDSUAztec4Life) April 27, 2016
Time: 4:30pm
Location: @AztecStdntUnion 3rd floor Council Chambers pic.twitter.com/4Jrs63IaeT
Student protest at SDSU about President Hirshman's handling of "Islamophobia" on campus pic.twitter.com/P18XGgCEq3
— Adrian Gomez (@agomez619) April 28, 2016
University President Elliot Hirshman was meeting with the protesters to discuss their concerns, the station reported.
Crowd goes silent as SDSU President talks to protest leaders pic.twitter.com/R2hzhUu1Nx
— Quinn Owen (@quinn_owen) April 28, 2016
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