University of California students arrested protesting Napolitano’s appointment as new president
Students at the University of California were arrested as they protested the appointment of outgoing US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as the next UC president. - The Board of Regents at the University of California at San Francisco voted on Thursday to approve Napolitano as head of the UC system at a base salary of $570,000 a year. Dozens of students tried to halt the confirmation meeting by chanting slogans against Napolitano's appointment as president of UC, a prestigious 10-campus system regarded as one of the top US public university systems. They were yelling "Shame! Shame! Shame!" and some tried to rush toward the tables where board members were sitting before being stopped by police. Several demonstrators were forcibly removed from the meeting room and six were arrested. Other protesters gathered outside to protest Napolitano's immigration policies and lack of experience in education. Hispanic immigrants have slammed Napolitano for immigration sweeps that have led to large-scale detention and deportations of undocumented immigrants.