Berkeley to Review Police Response to Protests

The University of California at Berkeley announced on Monday that it would review police actions during a large protest on Friday, responding to accusations that the police used unnecessary force in trying to control a crowd that had gathered outside a main academic building, Wheeler Hall, to assail a 32-percent tuition increase approved last week by the Board of Regents amid widespread protests that culminated in arrests. “Any tactics to exercise crowd control on campus must provide a safe platform for expression of free speech and freedom of assembly, and we expect that, as a result of this review, modifications will be made,” the university said in a written statement.