Posted on 03/24/2025 10:55:05 PM PDT by Libloather
A group of people continued marching and circling around the main gate of Columbia University on Monday afternoon, banging loud drums and chanting, "Long live the intifada."
Their actions come shortly after Columbia University professors held what they called an "emergency vigil" in response to the college's agreement to implement a host of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department following demands from the Trump administration.
The group gathered outside the university's gates on 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, holding signs that read "defend democracy," "defend teaching" and "Columbia, fight back."
Though the arrest of prominent anti-Israel activist and legal permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil by federal immigration officials was mentioned, activists used the opportunity to speak about numerous grievances with the school.
"Now, the Trump administration is attacking Columbia as a target to coerce other universities as well to fall in line with the authoritarian regime of the Trump administration," Risa L. Lieberwitz, professor of labor and employment law at Cornell University, said during the news conference.
She added that one of her international graduate students is being "hunted right now by federal immigration authorities."
**SNIP**
Earlier this month, the Trump administration pulled $400 million in research grants and other funding over how the university handled protests against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. In order to consider restoring those funds and billions more in future grants, federal officials demanded nine separate changes to the university's academic and security policies.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Wear a mask. I'll bet this isn't the only place where skipping class actually makes them smarter.
I sure wish they would go protest in some other country, not ours.
I’d like to see them protest in Iran or North Korea for once.
Most of their staff has learned nothing about America, nothing about themselves since last year. So clueless it’s not even that funny any more. Pathetic. Current High School grads, avoid this university. I don’t care how many past generations in your family attended. The school your grandparents attended does not exist anymore except in name. Same with dedication to the Dems Party of year 2025.
Are you really advocating for their current causes? Think, before you mindlessly support!
Sounds like an insurrection.
Trump should remove ALL money from the school. They can use the endowment they have. This way the administrators will fire those commies.
It sounds like they hate these students?
This place, and those like it, should never again receive taxpayer funds of any sort, regardless of what “policies” the administration implements, if it going to have faculty like this “teaching” people.
People who never attending a day of school in their life are better educated than those who are “taught” by the likes of these faculty. Alumni should also stop making contributions. The existence of such institutions is toxic to the future of civilization.
Let them have their insurrection. A school that has close to $15 billion in the bank 400 million is not gonna be missed. The students thought they ran things and now up steps teachers and the management team will be emasculated even further. Spend that endowment money and will keep the 400 million.
This mask thing has to be stopped. Not acceptable.
Columbia U. Admissions:
Tell us why you should be a Columbia U. student?
Answer:
I have no hobbies, nor any interests other than mayhem.
Deporting one terrorist is not going to be enough.
The domestic supporters of Hamas need to be dealt with too.
🫤 immaturity runs rampant at college protests. Led by professors. Wear masks, carry signs, chant bullshitz slogans, and get even dummer while mommy and daddy pay for it.
I think it’s wonderful. Higher education my ass. It’s worthless 💩. IMO
I don’t know if any are non-citizens. But it should an automatic deportation for any non-citzen who protests in this country. See what happens when you as American citizen try that in their country.
I wish Pres Trump would say something like “Oxygen. Beautiful oxygen, know what I mean?” I’d LMAO at the useful idiots who not long ago were chanting “WE CAN’T BREATHE!” in front of Trump Tower screaming “WE WON’T BREATHE!”. They’d be doing society a favor ;P
That place is just begging for the residents of Harlem to take it over.
I would bet quite a few of the terrorist supporting faculty are vulnerable to deportation too. Get after it.
Wear a mask, skip class.
That’ll show ‘em.
How much is tuition per day at this place?
Yup.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.