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5:08 p.m. — As she and Cress walk back toward the building's west entrance, Jackson suggests calling in the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, as well, and setting up a location for processing arrests and citations. Cress then addresses the group at the doors that open onto the university quad. "The building is now closed, so everyone will need to exit," he says. "We're happy to set the group up with space right there on the quad, but what you can't do is be in the building ... So are you guys willing to comply with that?" There's a brief pause, then someone responds, "It kind of sounds like no." Another protester calls out: "We want divestment and we want transparency, otherwise take a hike." Cress asks what that means and the protester responds, "Divestment from the state of Israel, divestment from the military industrial complex." Cress then asks, "Does that happen from you guys remaining here? I'm just asking. Anyway, let's just leave it at this: I encourage dialogue. I understand your position but I encourage conversation throughout this process." He then exits the building and immediately calls dispatch to request the Eureka Police Department and sheriff's office send units.

5:12 p.m. — Martin reports he's done contacting everyone in the building and heads to rejoin Cress and Jackson, finding them at 5:14 p.m. near the building's eastern entrance, where Jackson is telling a protester his tent is now "blocking pathways." After some back and forth, the tent is moved, allowing Cress, Jackson and Dean of Students Mitch Mitchell to continue what they were doing: moving trash cans, chairs and other items from the hallway and securing them behind locked doors. Martin helps, grabbing a donation bin, then moves on to continue the effort down the hall.

5:15 p.m. — Moving west down the second floor hallway, Martin passes a protester playing a small, red concertina accordion. "Take you a long time to learn that?" he asks. "I just learned it about 10 minutes ago," the protester responds. "For reals?" Martin responds. "Well played, well played."

5:16 p.m. — Martin moves to clear some reading materials off a shelf about halfway down the hall and a protester tries to grab some of them out of his hands. "Wow, wow, wow. Don't take stuff out of my hands," Martin says. "They're taking our shit," the protester says, before pleading, "Please give me that. Please give it to me. They're mine." Martin asks the protester's name and they decline to give it, prompting Martin to say he can't determine ownership of the stack of zines in his hands so is going to secure them. "They're from the anarchist library!" the protester responds. "I take it back," Martin responds. "It does say Anarchist's Library on it. I'm happy to give it back to you." He hands the protester the stack and moves on down the hall.

5:17 p.m. — Jackson looks at Martin and says, "I'm tempted to say, 'Grab the fire extinguishers.'" "Nope," Martin responds definitively, and they move on to other things, taking pictures off the wall and moving a large potted ficus into a nearby office.

5:22 p.m. — Officers ask a protester to get out of a chair in the southwestern entrance on the first floor so they can secure it. "Sorry, it's the university's property," Martin says, adding that the protesters are "misappropriating it." "It's being used as a chair," one responds. "Yep, but it's also university property," Martin responds, adding that if the protester doesn't comply he'll have to move to "another option." "You guys are here with every intention of a peaceful protest and I'm happy with a peaceful protest but," Martin starts before a loud chant of, "Free, free, free Palestine," cuts him off. Nonetheless, the protester gets out of the chair and police move it. "We pay your salaries, we pay for these chairs," a protester calls as the officers walk away.

5:23 p.m. — Officers confront another protester in a chair, tipping it forward until they get out, then taking it to a secured office as chants continue.

5:24 p.m. — Officers approach a third protester. "I would really appreciate you getting out of this chair," Martin says. The protester doesn't move, as others approach, yelling, "Please, no touching students. Please, no touching students." Mitchell stands a few feet away but does not engage. Martin seems ready to push the issue as onlookers grow more animated, but Cress approaches and the decision is made to leave the chair, with the protester still sitting in it.

5:37 p.m. — Protesters play instruments — the accordion, a large guard shaker and a 5-gallon bucket used as a drum — and loudly chant as police re-contact the classes in session in the building, now telling people they have to leave the building and escorting them out.

5:41 p.m. — Having cleared the building of everyone but protesters, Cress, Martin and Mitchell convene briefly outside the building's southwestern entrance. "Fuck you, Mitch Mitchell," a protester taunts through a megaphone, as the three discuss plans. Cress asks Mitchell to monitor the entrance. "Just keep an eye on things," he says. "Let us know if things get violent or if there's any property damage that gets started." "You can be Mall Cop," Martin jokes. "Observe and report, sir."