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UC Berkeley students charged with felony vandalism for anti-Turning Point art installation

Ellsworth Toohey
Nov 11, 2025
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Four UC Berkeley students spent Monday morning in Santa Rita County Jail after attempting to hang a five-foot cardboard mosquito from Sather Gate at midnight. The installation was intended as protest art against a Turning Point USA event, but it resulted in felony vandalism charges, with bail set b…

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