Noah Berger for The Chronicle
By Goldie Blumenstyk
The outrage over a police pepper-spraying of peacefully protesting students at the University of California at Davis—a chilling scene captured in videos that have been viewed around the world since Friday—has put the institution at the center of a growing storm that includes demands for Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi’s resignation, condemnations from political leaders, and at least four investigations, including one by the Yolo County District Attorney.
It has also spawned a nationwide faculty petition drive calling on all university presidents and chancellors to pledge to protect nonviolent campus protesters from police attacks, as “Occupy” college protests continue to sprout up.
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