As on many campuses, here on the UC Davis Quad a group of students protesting the events in Gaza has set up camp over the past few weeks. It’s a closed off encampment with a big fence around it, unlike the Occupy camp back in 2011. So far it’s remained peaceful, and I hope it stays so. I did a quick sketch of it from the MU; while I sketched, another group set up a long banner in opposition, highlighting the hostages still held after the events on October 7 in Israel. There was a news reporter there, we had helicopters above for a bit. It remained peaceful though, and I hope it stays so, they have a right to protest. Although there have been acts of vandalism across campus, and I’m hoping that it does not attract groups intent on just causing trouble, as we’ve seen elsewhere. Still I had to sketch the camp, documentation of another moment in the campus’s history, it’s all important and there will be more moments. The Whole Earth Festival was scheduled not long after this, that’s usually on the Quad but they decided to move it this year out to Russell Field (not as much shade there).