evening . `` I was shocked , '' said Sophia Kamran . `` When students are sitting on the ground and -LRB- have -RRB- no way of moving to be violent , being totally peaceful , I do n't understand the use of pepper spray against them . '' On Saturday evening , as Katehi left campus , dozens of students sat cross-legged and with their arms linked in a silent protest . A reporter asked Katehi , `` Do you still feel threated by the students ? '' `` No , '' she said . `` No . '' Photos : Navigating a mob on a ` day of action ' DES MOINES , IOWA The crowd at the Family Leader Thanksgiving forum in Des Moines erupted in applause as GOP president contender Newt Gingrich said the Occupy protesters need to `` Go get a job , right after you take a bath . '' `` All the Occupy movement starts with the premise that we all owe them everything , '' he said . `` They take over a public park they did n't pay for , to go nearby to use bathrooms they did n't pay for
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- What started as the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York in September has spread across major cities worldwide as a call to action against unequal distribution of wealth . Here is a roundup of some of the movement 's recent developments : DAVIS , CALIFORNIA The University of California at Davis placed two police officers on administrative leave after video of them pepper-spraying non-violent protesters at point-blank range sparked outrage at school officials . The chancellor of the University of California , Davis , established a task force Saturday to look into an incident in which a police officer sprayed seated protesters with pepper spray at point blank range . See full story on UC-Davis incident Lida Katehi told CNN 's Don Lemon that she considered the police action on Friday `` unacceptable , '' but stressed she has no plans to step down . `` We really want to look into this very carefully and take action ... make sure that it will never happen again on our campus , '' she said . One of the protesters hit by the spray told CNN 's Lemon that she was still feeling some after-effects Saturday