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."
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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.
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Why don’t they go to Gaza and help straighten them out with their little virtue protests.
Vigils are religious.
I would suggest they put bags over their heads as well.
How is this mask thing not illegal. They had laws in many states against masks to stop the KKK. These people are no better than the Klan.
Cut off Fed $$$ the school receives.
Investigate, arrest, and prosecute for domestic terrorism.
Deport any non-citizen who was involved.
Fight
Fight
Fight
Kick their teeth down their collective throat (figuratively).
a STEM education at a state college in a non-leftist state can still be worth it.
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