Complex sentence: During the 1962 riots, four-story Shoemaker Hall was under construction, and students used construction materials including loose bricks, metal conduit pipes, and a bulldozer to attack federal officers.
Split into simpler sentences: During the 1962 riots, four-story Shoemaker Hall was under construction. Students took up construction materials, including loose bricks, metal conduit pipes, and a bulldozer to attack federal officers.