Local news footage and social media images showed scenes of chaos: Members of the clashing groups threw punches and wrestled each other to the ground.
At about 3:30 a.m., officers wedged themselves between the groups, and the violence began to de-escalate.
As the campus awoke early Wednesday, students and other curious onlookers leaned against the barricades at the encampment, silently taking videos or snapping photos.
A police helicopter continued to hover overhead, and a large Palestinian flag at the center of the camp swayed in the wind.
Detritus from a night of chaos — trash, broken pieces of wood, trampled clothing — speckled the ground.
Persons:
counterprotesters, ”, Ms, Salem, “, Michael Nasir, Sergio Garcia
Organizations:
California, Patrol