Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students occupied Columbia University's main lawn to demand the school divest from Israel.
Members of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment started staging their occupation around 4:00 AM Wednesday morning, setting up tents and claiming they would remain there until the school capitulates to its demands,The protests began only hours before Shafik was set to testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee in a hearing titled “Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University’s Response to
“The presence of tents on South Lawn is a safety concern and a violation of university policies,” a university spokesperson told the. “We are informing the students they are in violation of university policies and for their own safety and for the operation of the university they need to leave.” The outlet reported that the school had already restricted main campus access to those holding university identification cards in anticipation of Shafik’s testimony.NOW: 2 NYPD Corrections Department buses are parked outside the Cathedral of St.
“Trying to reconcile the free speech rights of those who wanted to protest and the rights of Jewish students to be in an environment free of discrimination and harassment has been the central challenge on our campus,” she said, seeking clarification for when certain speech “crosses the line” of First Amendment protections.
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