Standoffs between pro-Palestinian student protesters and universities grew increasingly tense on both coasts Wednesday as hundreds encamped at Columbia University faced a deadline from the administration to clear out while dozens remained barricaded inside two buildings on a Northern California college campus.
Both are part of intensifying demonstrations over Israel’s war with Hamas by university students across the country, leading to dozens of arrests on charges of trespassing or disorderly conduct.
Columbia’s President Minouche Shafik in a statement Wednesday set a midnight deadline to reach an agreement with students to clear the encampment, or “we will consider alternative options.”
That deadline passed without news of an agreement. Videos show some protestors taking down their tents while others doubled down in speeches. The heightened tension arrived the night before U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s trip to Columbia to visit with Jewish students and address antisemitism on college campuses.
Chicago woman convicted of killing, dismembering landlord, hiding some remains in freezer
Young Policewoman Fulfils Her Passion as Police Dog Trainer
Helping Ewenki People Escape Poverty by Developing Tourism
Taikonaut Wang Yaping Sets China's Record for Longest Stay in Space
Colleges seek to balance safety and students' right to protest Gaza war
Wang and Hsieh Clinch Women's Doubles Title at Roland Garros
Helping Ewenki People Escape Poverty by Developing Tourism
Woman Quits Consulting Job to Give Grandfather Experiences of a Lifetime
Chen Yufei Wins Women's Singles Title at 2023 Indonesia Open
Our friends wriggle out of paying their fair share on holiday
Taikonaut Wang Yaping Sets China's Record for Longest Stay in Space