Are these protesters being targeted?

The Cornell Review reports.

Professors Denounce Police Crackdown on Student Protesters, Chief Defends Actions

Police claim they are investigating a crime, but many Cornellians are beginning to think their civil liberties are under attack.

As first reported by the Cornell Review, the Cornell University Police Department (CUPD) is cracking down on student protest organizers with threats of arrest, felony charges, and subpoenas for emails.

Now 95 Cornell professors led by Professor Raymond Craib, histroy, have signed a letter defending the students and expressing alarm that “the central administration and Cornell Police Department may be threatening and intimidating students on the campus” as originally reported in the Cornell Daily Sun.

According to CUPD Chief Kathy Zoner, the investigations do not pertain to recent protests on campus against the newly-imposed $350 student health fee and tuition hikes, but instead to alleged crimes that took place before these protests.

The alleged crimes occurred the night before an on-campus Board of Trustees meeting when someone reportedly broke into Statler Hall Auditorium and used a private computer in the room, according to Chief Zoner. Zoner said the crimes committed were unauthorized access to a computer and burglary.