Columbia university protest articles
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Columbia University protesters occupy hall on campus after defying orders to clear out protest camp
Per ABC NEWS, Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University occupied a hall on campus early Tuesday, hours after school officials ordered the dispersal of a protest encampment. Videos appear to show protesters creating a barricade with metal chairs
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Protests at Columbia University escalate
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The balance of free speech rights while protecting Jewish students and faculty on campus is in the headlines today. “We need a reset” – were the words in a statement from Columbia University’s president this morning, as classes across the campus were made virtual for the day. The school says it’s in response to escalating […]
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How the showdown at Columbia University between protesters and NYPD unfolded
The first sign that the weekslong standoff at Columbia University was nearing a dramatic finale came after dusk, when New York City police officers clad in riot gear began massing south of the east gate of the venerable Ivy League school. It was around 9 p.m. Tuesday and the pro-Palestinian protesters standing in front of the wrought-iron gate could see the police gathering, and they were defiant. “We will not move. We will not bend,” they chanted. “The occupation has to end.” The protests had...