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April 15, 2016

Report: UC Davis Spent $175,000 Trying to Scrub Reports on 2011 Pepper-Spraying of Students
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Newly disclosed documents show the University of California at Davis
spent at least $175,000 to try to scrub the Internet of criticism
following the 2011 pepper-spraying of student protesters by campus
police. The school made national headlines after video showed police
spraying seated students directly in the face at close range. The
Sacramento Bee reports UC Davis paid consultants to improve its online
image, in part by scrubbing negative search results related to the
pepper-spray incident. UC Davis is a public university supported by
taxpayer money.
Topics:California Student Protests