, ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁crisis ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁had ▁caused ▁an ▁ex od us ▁of ▁students ▁and ▁staff ▁at ▁U CV , ▁which ▁was ▁almost ▁" empty ". ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁she ▁considered ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁" com at ose ". ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Re ques ens ▁spoke ▁at ▁a ▁mem orial ▁mass ▁for ▁students ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁protest s , ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁A ula ▁Mag na . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁she ▁spoke ▁about ▁regret ▁and ▁pressure ▁as ▁a ▁leader , ▁using ▁language ▁ev oc ative ▁of ▁war , ▁saying ▁that ▁"[ y ] ou ▁have ▁to ▁take ▁these ▁measures , ▁knowing ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁ris ks , ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁positive ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁will ▁come ▁after . ▁It ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁see , ▁that ▁you ▁sum mon ▁your ▁com r ades ▁and ▁they ▁end ▁up ▁injured ▁by ▁the ▁repr ession ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁It ' s ▁so ▁l ous y , ▁because ▁you ▁told ▁them ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁and ▁they ▁go ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁' ride - or - die ' ▁and ▁want ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁their ▁country . ▁But ▁it ' s ▁your ▁responsibility ▁and ▁it ▁hur ts ." ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁U CV ▁adj unct ▁professor ▁and ▁student ▁politician ▁Alfred o ▁García ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Re ques ens ▁"[ do ] ▁not ▁only ▁particip ate ▁in ▁protest s , ▁but ▁also