It's been something to see. Sending in the police really set the universities off, the kids are really fired up now. End of the semester and graduation are coming up, so it'll be interesting to see where it goes from here. I think you're right on US policy, the only difference I can tell between the two main political parties on that is on how hard to crack down on protests. From what I've seen, the crackdowns just make people speak out more, wouldn't surprise me if this just keeps growing.
Cheers from Kentucky!