The Obscene Charge of Assault

Some graduate students are facing charges of assault after they disrupted an alumni event in San Diego. The university has decided to allege that 67 graduate students, including by our count 18 who were either not present or not involved are going to be charged under the student conduct process with committing a physical assault. They also face charges for disruption and a vague assertion that we were threatening the health and safety of others. These are quite serious allegations they do carry potential sanctions up to long term suspension and expulsion from the university.