Columbia articles
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Police intervene in campus protests at Columbia and UCLA
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Arrests happening at universities across the United States as pro-Palestinian protesters battle with authorities and counter-protesters. Clashes came to a head at several campuses last night. While the protest demands vary from campus to campus, a major focus is that universities divest from companies with financial ties to Israel.
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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...
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Columbia University community 'shattered' after police raid
Students say they have lost trust and are in limbo after New York officers arrested Gaza protesters.