A lot gets blurred in protests. Simple acts that would be easy to judge in normal circumstances — say, who yelled at whom first — become muddled among crowds of people who are just as convinced of their own righteousness as onlookers may be of their depravity.

At college campuses across the U.S., some students rested Saturday after police crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests and encampments. Others celebrated after striking deals with their universities to peacefully end the protests.

The University of California system overall has opposed calls to boycott and divest from Israel, one of protesters' main demands.

Some U.S. universities that have been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war have taken steps to contain disruptions during their commencement ceremonies

This week's roundup of extremism news focuses on one campus protest that was roiled by extremist counterprotesters.

From East Lansing to Ann Arbor to Detroit, campus protests in support of Palestinians have sprung up in recent weeks.