More than a hundred pro-Palestinian protesters took their demands that Tufts University divest from Israel and call for a ceasefire in Gaza to campus on Friday, vandalizing school property with explicit messages including “F*** the trustees.”

Protesters even tagged the 5,000-pound statue of Jumbo the elephant with messages in chalk that read “DIVEST NOW,” “ SHAME,” “FREE PALESTINE,” and “TUFTS IS COMPLICIT.”

The walkout, which coincided with an admitted student open house, featured students from Tufts and Somerville High School. It came as protests continue to reverberate on college campuses across the country amid the Israel-Hamas War.

“WE DEMAND TUFTS 1. Disclose its investments 2. Divest from Israel 3. Call for ceasefire 4. Drop attacks on students,” a message chalked on the ground read.

Another message seen chalked on the front entrance of the Ballou Building, which houses the university’s administration, was a threat from students that if their demands aren’t put into action, “We will transfer.”

University public safety and student life officials monitored the event, and the “situation never escalated to a point at which arrests may have been considered,” spokesman Patrick Collins told the Herald in an email Friday afternoon.

“While students are permitted to express their views, including demonstrating on campus,” he said, “we will review the event and hold accountable anyone affiliated with Tufts who is found to have engaged in conduct that violates university policies, including its policies on chalking, posting, and obstructing access.”

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