Noah Berger for The Chronicle

Linda P.B. Katehi, chancellor of the U. of California at Davis, promised to earn back the trust of students at a rally on the campus on Monday.
Linda P.B. Katehi, chancellor of the U. of California at Davis, promised to earn back the trust of students at a rally on the campus on Monday.

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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