Talk:UC Davis pepper spray incident

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UC Davis Social Science Teach-in

November 28

• "Abolitionism", Ari Kelman, professor of history
• "Taxation, California politics and civil liberties", Mark Van Horn, director of Student Farm
• "Anarchist Anthropology: Cultural Anthropolists on Anarchist Politics", Laura Meek and Whitney Larratt-Smith, graduate students, anthropology
• "How Nonviolence is Racist"
• "Happiness, Wealth and Community"
• "Cops Off Campus: Toward a Safer University", Joshua Clover, professor of English
• "Budget Blues: UC Financial Structure and Privatization"
• "Tips on Argumentation"
• "The History of Police Militarization in the US", Charles Shaw

November 29

• "Rising Inequality in the US: The Story of Your Lives", Ann Stevens, professor and chair of economics
• "Protests and Politics", Eric Rachway, professor of history
• "Protest Indoors and Out: Why Occupations Matter for Universities", Michael McQuarrie, assistant professor of sociology
• Talk by Clarence Walker, professor of history
• "Whose Diversity? Our Diversity! Latinos and the University of California", Loreana Oropeza, associate professor of history
• "1968 Brazil and 2011 Davis: What can we learn by comparing the past and the present?" Tori Langland, assistant professor of history
• "The UC student movement meets the OWS movement", Sarah Agusto, graduate student, sociology
• "The Role of Unions", Nick Perrone, graduate student in history
• "The Board of Regents, the University and the State Legislature", Louis Warren, professor of American history
• "Unmaking the University of California", John Hall, professor of sociology
• "Financing the University: Where Has Tuition Gone?" Rob Feenstra, professor of economics
• "Three Theories of Power, Three Theories of Stuggle: Marx, Fanon, Foucault", Nathan Brown, professor of English

Investigative task force

On December 5, UC President Mark Yudof announced the names of 12 people heading the task force to investigate the UC Davis pepper spray incident. The task force will be led by professor emeritus Cruz Reynoso of the UC Davis School of Law, a former California Supreme Court Justice. Members include:

• Patrick Blacklock, Yolo County administrator and immediate past-chair, Cal Aggie Alumni Association.
• Peter Blando, business services manager, Office of the Vice Provost-Information and Educational Technology, UC Davis, and past chair, UC Davis Staff Assembly (nominated by the UC Davis Staff Assembly).
• Alan Brownstein, professor, School of Law, UC Davis (nominated by the Academic Senate).
• Tatiana Bush, undergraduate student and former Associated Students senator (nominated by the Associated Students of UC Davis).
• Daniel M. Dooley, senior vice president, external relations, UC Office of the President and designated systemwide administrator for whistleblower complaints alumnus, UC Davis.
• Penny Herbert, manager, Department of Clinical Operations, UC Davis, and staff advisor to the UC Board of Regents.
• Kathryn Kolesar, chair, UC Davis Graduate Student Association (nominated by the Graduate Student Association).
• William McKenna, law student, UC Davis (nominated by the Law Students Association).
• Carolyn Penny, director in International Law Programs and principal and mediator, Common Ground Center for Cooperative Solutions, UC Davis Extension (nominated by the UC Davis Academic Federation).
• Eric Rauchway, professor, Department of History, UC Davis (nominated by the Academic Senate).
• Judy Sakaki, vice president, student affairs, UC Office of the President and former vice chancellor for student affairs, UC Davis.
• Rebecca Sterling, undergraduate student and former Associated Students senator (nominated by the Associated Students of UC Davis).

Bibliography

• Baker, A. (December 3, 2011). When the Police Go Military. The New York Times, SR6.
• Benen, S. (November 19, 2011). 'As one would spray pesticide on weeds'. Washington Monthly.
• Black, D. (December 3, 2011). Pepper spray inventor blasts improper use. Toronto Star, A24.
• Bowe, R. (November 21, 2011). Pepper spray backlash continues to burn. San Francisco Bay Guardian.
• Cohen, S. (December 5, 2011). Task Force of 13 Will Investigate UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident. KTXL-TV.
• Egelko, B. (November 23, 2011). Courts, police say pepper spray 'defensive' only. San Francisco Chronicle, A-1.
• Fagan, K. (November 23, 2011). Pepper spray's sting spreads. San Francisco Chronicle, A1.
• Fagan, K. (November 22, 2011). UC Davis protesters confront chancellor. San Francisco Chronicle, A1.
• Fallows, J. (November 19, 2011). Pepper-Spray Brutality at UC Davis. The Atlantic.
• Filler, D. (December 2, 2011). Policing's 'new normal' doesn't work with white folks. The Davis Enterprise, A12.
• Franke-Ruta, G. (November 19, 2011). Too Much Violence and Pepper Spray at the OWS Protests: The Videos and Pictures. The Atlantic.
• Golden, C. (November 15, 2011). UCD rally ties tuition fight to Occupy movement. The Davis Enterprise, A1.
• Golden, C. (December 15, 2011). Legislators demand campus change, The Davis Enterprise, A1.
• Gould, J. E. (November 21, 2011). A Sleepy Campus in Crisis. Time.
  • "Bob Ostertag, a professor of technocultural studies and music, said in an op-ed that this incident and others, including a protest at UC Berkeley at which police allegedly hit students with batons, were evidence of an increased militarization of the state's police forces. "These are not trivial matters," Ostertag wrote. "This is a moment to stand up and be counted. I am proud to teach at a university where students have done so."
• Greenwald, G.. (November 20, 2011). The roots of the UC-Davis pepper-spraying. Salon.
• Hayden, T. (November 26, 2011). Why the Pepper Spray Spree Should End. The Nation.
• Islas, S. (November 28, 2011). Student's rights come into question after pepper-spraying incident. The California Aggie.
• Johnston, A. (November 19, 2011). Police Attack Protesters at UC, Davis. The Nation.
• Kennicott, P. (November 20, 2011). UC Davis pepper-spraying raises questions about role of police. The Washington Post.
• Madrigal, A. (November 19, 2011). Why I Feel Bad for the Pepper-Spraying Policeman, Lt. John Pike. The Atlantic
• McDonald, I. (November 29, 2011). State Attorney General's Assistance Requested in UC Davis Pepper Spray Investigation. KTXL-TV.
• Moskos, P. (November 18, 2011). Dumb-ass Training and the U.C. Davis Pepper Spray Incident: Thoughts From a Former Cop. Washington Monthly.
• Shaw, C. (November 28, 2011). The History of Police Militarization in the US. UC Davis Occupy Teach-In.
• Taibbi, M. (November 22, 2011). UC Davis Pepper-Spray Incident Reveals Weakness Up Top. Rolling Stone.
• Stanton, S. (December 15, 2011). More student unrest likely, California college officials tell legislative panel. The Sacramento Bee, 1A.
• Strumwasser, H. (December 5, 2011). UC President announces task force members. '"The California Aggie.
• Tam, D. (November 23, 2011). Use of pepper spray at Davis brings back memories of '97 Palco protest; university president launches investigation. The Times-Standard .
• Vise, D. D. (November 29, 2011). At UC-Davis, a strike over tuition. The Washington Post.
• Yudof, M. G. (December 14, 2011). President Mark G. Yudof's prepared remarks. Yudof testimony at hearing on campus police policies. UC Newsroom. University of California.

POV Template

This whole article is written with a tone of indignation and contains bias. I don't know enough about the subject to update it, but someone should. Exercisephys (talk) 23:09, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

I'm afraid that is your personal opinion; sans evidence, there is nothing actionable. As a result, I will remove the tag if you can't provide any other details. I know the subject and I am familiar with the large body of citations supporting it, and I'm willing to remove any glaring POV. Viriditas (talk) 23:39, 7 July 2013 (UTC)

This is a news item not an Encyclopedia topic

You might as well make a page on every incident and activity going on in society and in the news. Maybe if you Wikipedists should spend more time out of your comfortable home and start uniting with protesters and progressive — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎2601:7:8500:982:f48e:acc8:8c97:b614 (talk • contribs) 03:43, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

I wasn't aware you were put in charge of defining what is and what is not an encyclopedia topic. Why would anyone here have to do anything other than write about the topic? Put down the bong, please. Viriditas (talk) 03:58, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

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Sacramento Bee revelations

I added a small amount on UCD's hiring of consultants to fix its negative online image, all sourced to the Bee. This is just a placeholder because it is breaking news; hopefully there will be more info coming out. LaMona (talk) 00:14, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

UC Davis Tries That 'One Trick' to Purge Its Reputation for Pepper-Spraying Student Activists

https://reason.com/blog/2016/04/14/uc-davis-tries-that-one-trick-to-purge-i/print

Key quote:

"UC Davis would like to put the matter behind them. But instead they've managed to figure out how to give themselves yet another round of bad publicity. They have spent thousands of dollars trying to game the internet to try to hide the incident or reduce the chance that people looking up information about the college bring up the incident. The Sacramento Bee discovered through records requests that the college paid at least $175,000 to try to improve its online reputation in the wake of the pepper-spraying incident"

We need to keep an eye on this page to make sure that this has not affected the NPOV of the page. --Guy Macon (talk) 19:22, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

'noting that Katehi was involved in and approved hiring three firms for $407,000 to repair her online image, as well as that of UC Davis.' [1] Elvis untot (talk) 23:35, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Doesn't the opening section heavily downplay the complicity of the administration?

With literal paid "public relations" personal editing this page, it makes me uncomfortable how much of the administration's guilt is pushed later down the page. Does anyone else share this worry? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:602:200:9F61:70EC:F59C:638E:5DD6 (talk) 00:12, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Return of Linda Katehi

Linda Katehi has been rehired by UC Davis. Does this fall within the scope of the article, given that she was originally let go due to to this incident? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ddivney (talk • contribs) 22:47, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Should this image be added?

https://i.redd.it/td28x7ycw4x31.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:640:4000:3170:E54D:2EFE:3EAC:4905 (talk) 18:42, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

despite a recommendation that he face disciplinary action

It's not said who recommended that, and no source was given. 2A02:810D:9440:7514:CD99:F0BF:570A:F3 (talk) 10:36, 3 May 2020 (UTC)