UCLA's Royce Hall Left Covered in Filth and Graffiti, After Police Remove Pro-Hamas Protestors From Their Encampment

Law enforcement agencies including the CHP, LAPD and campus police cleared the grassy field between Powell Library and Royce Hall early Thursday morning. Pro-Hamas demonstrators remained on Janss Steps, reported the Daily Bruin, the campus newspaper.

After police arrested or detained hundreds of pro-Hamas protestors, it could be seen that they had trashed UCLA's iconic Royce Hall, covering the landmark building in graffiti. "UCLA campus looks like a landfill after pro-Palestine protesters, many of whom are also environmental activists, demolished the campus,” tweeted Colin Rugg. "Police are dismantling the fortified camp after an intense night. Police fired flash-bangs at the protesters last night before arresting about 100 of them. The entire battle was documented by police helicopters. There were an estimated 1000 protesters."

Most on Twitter condemned the damage. "FYI this is not peaceful protest. This is the destruction of one of the most beautiful and historic campuses in the US. Hold them accountable," tweeted Natasha.

"This was allowed to happen and right before graduation. I hope everyone got their photos done . Disgraceful," tweeted Jenneration X.

Some said the protestors should be charged with repair of the damage to the iconic building, a symbol of UCLA. A few defended the pro-Hamas protestors as engaged in an "historic" cause.

The Daily Bruin from Twitter

After Police arrested or detained hundreds of pro-Hamas protestors, it could be seen that they had trashed UCLA's iconic Royce Hall, covering the landmark building in graffiti.

Royce Hall is a building on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Designed by the Los Angeles firm of Allison and Allison and completed in 1929, it is one of the four original buildings on UCLA's Westwood campus and has come to be the defining image of the university, says Wikipedia.

The Daily Bruin from Twitter

After Police arrested or detained hundreds of pro-Hamas protestors, it could be seen that they had trashed UCLA's iconic Royce Hall, covering the landmark building in graffiti.

The brick and tile building is in the Lombard Romanesque style, and once functioned as the main classroom facility of the university and symbolized its academic and cultural aspirations. Today, the twin-towered front remains the best known UCLA landmark. The 1800-seat auditorium was designed for speech acoustics and not for music; by 1982 it emerged from successive remodelings as a regionally important concert hall and main performing arts facility of the university.