Puerto Rican University Closes After Student Protests Turn Violent

The University of Puerto Rico, which has more than 65,000 students, closed its Rio Piedras campus indefinitely today after 19 security guards were injured during student protests against budget cuts and changes in the university’s academic program, according to the Associated Press. The announcement comes three weeks before classes end, and an official at the university said the closures would mean that graduation this year and fall enrollment will be delayed.