On Wednesday, it was a fairly sunny day at the University of Southern California, where students continued to occupy the campus's Alumni Park. Some students rested on the grass next to their tents, while others were seen cleaning and organizing supplies.
The encampment sat just a few feet away from the freshly repaired Tommy Trojan statue that had been previously vandalized. It was now blocked off to the public and watched over by campus security, who were ensuring the statues' safety.
Meanwhile, across from Tommy, signs and banners that read “Free Palestine” and “Stop Funding a Genocide” surrounded the student's encampment.
Wednesday marked a week since the students first occupied the park, standing against the war and in solidarity with the people of Gaza, joining students at hundreds of other campuses nationwide. It’s also been a week since over 50 USC students were arrested by the LAPD.
Although many of the students wore masks in an attempt to hide their identities, the look of exhaustion was still visible on their faces.