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The tense but peaceful protests Thursday “were more violent than [Wednesday] would have been” if the police hadn't been involved, said Hadi, a UT student who declined to give his last name. “They gave the university a bad reputation,” Hadi said.

Students began gathering April 25 at Dickson Plaza, an outdoor quad sandwiched between a library and the university's historic concert hall, Royce Hall. Protesters called for an end to the war in Gaza and for UCLA to be more transparent about its financial ties with arms manufacturers and with Israel.

The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony and dozens more college students were arrested at other campuses nationwide Thursday as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread.