Complex sentence: In May of 1960, the main Rotunda was a site of a student protest against the House Un-American Activities Committee and a countering police action whereby students from UC Berkeley, Stanford, and other local colleges were fire hosed down the steps beneath the rotunda.
Split into simpler sentences: In May of 1960, the main Rotunda was a site of a student protest against the House Un-American Activities Committee. A countering police action whereby students from UC Berkeley, Stanford, and other local colleges were fire hosed down the steps beneath the rotunda.