Concerts on hold at Evergreen State College after riot

Concerts have been banned at The Evergreen State College pending a campus security review after a Thurston County sheriff’s car was overturned and looted last week during a Dead Prez concert.

The hip-hop group’s show at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma on Friday also was postponed.

Evergreen President Les Purce has pledged that the school will pay for the damage to police property. College spokesman Jason Wettstein said the school is working out how much money it will have to pay and where it will come from. Early estimates of damage were up to $50,000.

Evergreen police filed misdemeanor assault charges Wednesday against the man whose arrest led to the confrontation with police.