Posted on 04/29/2024 1:57:57 PM PDT by lightman
Columbia University failed to bring disruptive anti-Israel protests under control Monday, as hundreds of protesters openly defied the school’s 2 p.m. ultimatum to vacate the campus encampment or face suspension and loss of access to dorms and class buildings.
“We will not back down,” student leaders proclaimed in a statement before the deadline expired.
As the deadline ticked away, hundreds of protesters remained on campus, beating drums and chanting slogans like “free, free, free Palestine” as they marched, beat drums and lounged around the tent city.
Police sources told The Post Monday afternoon that busloads of NYPD officers were standing by if summoned by the university. However, administrators had not asked cops to move in to remove students from the $90,000-per-year campus as it did April 18, during which 108 demonstrators were dragged away in cuffs.
Cops are not allowed on campus without authorization from the university.
In a statement to the student body Monday morning, embattled Columbia president Minouche Shafik made a final plea with student protesters to “voluntarily disperse” from campus, vowing to consider exploring “alternative internal options” to bring the crisis to a close.
[President]Shafik made clear that the protesters’ main demand — that the university divest from all companies that do business with Israel — was off the table.
The school also distributed notices around campus promising students amnesty from punishment if they turn themselves in to officials by the deadline and commit to obeying university policies...
According to the Columbia Spectator newspaper, students slapped with an interim suspension for flouting the deadline will be restricted from using all of Columbia’s “campuses, facilities and property, including all academic, residential and recreational spaces.” Students gather for a rally in support of a protest encampment on campus in support of Palestinians, despite a 2pm deadline.
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Googling “hickory shampoo”.
I lived 8 miles from Kent State in 1970. Those creeps had been rioting for over a week. My dad slept on the couch with a shotgun because they were going to “burn the bourgeoisie in their beds”.
“That’s us.” My dad explained. We were glad when the National Guard was called in.
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“Columbia’s leadership have already decreed that since Columbia is private property, local law enforcement has no jurisdiction.”
The Fire Department has jurisdiction everywhere. Try that “private property” argument in a public space with them sometime. See what happens.
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Good facts! As an aside, I saw both the Pretenders and Devo in concert. After the Pretenders concert ,I met Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott (RIP) who was unfortunately under the influence and hitting on a girl in a Stones T shirt .
The President of Columbia is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minouche_Shafik#Personal_life
Egyptian born, with Egyptian, UK, and US citizenship.
It’s easy to see where her loyalties lie. I hope Columbia’s board is taking a good hard look at that.
Defying lawful orders..?? I thought nobody was above the law...no?
Wow. Those were the days.
I predict that you will.
GMTA and are reaching Critical Mass status!
land a couple chinooks in the middle of the tents.
Where are the White Women?
I think I may have detected a problem.
You mean the ones already at the encampments?
LOL, love that song, especially the guitar solo. No doubt that the younger crowd would not agree with me.
Wow, that beast is some serious crowd control!
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