In a surprising turn of events at Saturday’s USC football game against Cal, fifteen individuals, primarily students from California, were apprehended and escorted away in restraints, causing a significant delay in the game’s kickoff at Berkeley’s Memorial Stadium.
USC football game delayed as protesters disrupt Cal vs. USC matchup
The protest that led to these arrests revolved around the suspension of a professor, according to an official statement issued by the Cal police department. A considerable number of the protesters donned T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “Justice for Ivonne” and gathered defiantly in the center of the Cal logo.
The subject of their demonstration, Ivonne del Valle, is a professor specializing in Spanish and Portuguese studies who recently faced suspension by the university. The allegations against her involve purportedly stalking and harassing a faculty member from a different institution.
The impromptu sit-in on the field drew the attention of both police and security personnel, as players from both USC and Cal looked on in the USC football game
Eventually, the demonstrators were restrained and removed from the field. According to the police statement, an overwhelming majority of the protesters, 13 out of 15, were Cal students.
The USC football game, eagerly awaited by fans and players alike, witnessed an unexpected delay due to these events. The protest underscored the passionate sentiments surrounding the suspension of Professor Ivonne del Valle and her supporters’ demands for justice.
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