Los
Angeles • (above)
Hundreds of thousands of people packed
the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard
and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles Monday
as a late afternoon rally got underway.
Cardinal Roger Mahoney leaves after
speaking to the crowd at the rally.
He talked about how it is a historical
day for the city of Los Angeles and
now it was time to move forward. Tracey
Roman / Online Forty-Niner
Campus
administration responds to immigration
protest
By
Allison Baldwin
Online Forty-Niner
Editorial Assistant
Though many people participated in demonstrations on campus Monday, the activities
on campus did not have a major impact on classes.
Robyn Mack, chief of staff for the Division of Administration and Finance,
said campus employees could participate in Monday’s activities as long
as it did’not interfere with their jobs.
“
If anyone wished to participate, they were free to do so on their own time,
like on their lunch hour,” Mack”said.
She said employees who wished to take the day off to participate could do so
as long as they gave prior notice. She said managers and supervisors were asked
to accommodate requests for time off.
Associate Vice President of Academic Personnel Kathleen Cohn said she expected
people to show up for work and do their jobs. Cohn said as of 1:40 p.m. Monday,
she had not received any reports of issues with employees not showing up for
work.
She said action against employees who took time off without following the proper
procedures would depend on individual circumstances.
Signs with a message from social work department Chairman John Oliver saying, “The
department of social work supports the political, social and economic aspirations
of all immigrants. We stand in solidarity with this struggle. We urge congress
to pass humane legislation that contributes to an inclusive democracy” were
posted in the Social Sciences and Public Administration Building. Also present
was a message written on a first-floor door in SSPA which said, “Please
professors, boycott for immigrant rights.”
Administrative Assistant for the social dork department Annie Radzicki said
Oliver participated in a protest during the afternoon, after he went to work
in the morning. She said his participation did not affect any classes in the
department because he does not teach any. Both the social work and political
science departments reported that all their professors were teaching Monday.
The boycotts affected businesses on campus like Subway. Observers said lines
for Subway trailed back to booths between the food court and the candy counter.
According to Ramon Soto, a Subway employee, only three people were working
at the venue when eight or nine are usually scheduled.
“
In my opinion,” Soto said while working, “I think I should be [at
the rallies] instead of here.”
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