Construction workers removed the last barricades blocking access to Rhodes University yesterday after management threatened to enforce a court interdict against students and call the police. Infrastructure, finance and operations executive director Iain L'Ange told the handful of protesters still at the Prince Alfred intersection that the police would be called if the barricades were not moved.Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande took a stand against vandalism, calling on students to transform universities instead of destroying them. "No one gains from destroying laboratories and buildings," Nzimande said at a pre-budget briefing yesterday afternoon."Burned paintings do not educate anyone. Universities must be transformed, not destroyed," said Nzimande.Students in Grahamstown have protested, blockaded roads and clashed with the police over allegations that rape and sexual assault were not being dealt with at the university. Five students were arrested and one hospitalised. Management decided to close the university until Monday. The university was quiet yesterday compared to the first three days of the week, when emotions ran high after an anonymous post on social media listed the names of men said to have raped students.The student representative council warned yesterday that protests at the university would continue until all student demands were met.Students said procedures for dealing with sexual assault and domestic violence perpetuated the rape culture at the university.University management had agreed only to beef up its harassment office. It has set up a team to deal with policies on rape and sexual assault, and will introduce mandatory sensitivity training for employees...