Strawberry Festival canceled 3 hours after Paulson Center arrests
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NYU’s annual Strawberry Festival event was canceled last-minute Friday morning, following the arrests of around 14 student protesters at the pro-Palestinian encampment outside the Paulson Center earlier the same day. “Yes, Strawberry Fest is cancelled,” university spokesperson John Beckman wrote in a statement to WSN. “It’s regrettable, but given this morning’s developments, it seemed like This story Strawberry Festival canceled 3 hours after Paulson Center arrests appeared first on Washington...

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