Student journalists on the Columbia University campus knew what was coming long before police with riot shields arrived to begin arresting the pro-Palestinian protesters.
Columbia Journalism School student Cecilia Blotto stands in front of Hamilton Hall on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in New York, where, hours earlier, New York police burst in to break up a demonstration by protesters who had occupied the building. …
The police operation Tuesday night that cleared out Hamilton Hall capped two weeks of drama over the protests at Columbia, which student journalists at the Ivy League school lived through as they were covering it. By Tuesday, she was exhausted. The student reporters charged their cameras and other gear, and waited.
“It felt so both inspirational and devastating because these were the kids who were willing to get arrested,” she recalled. Walid recalled that the reporters paired up for safety. Her partner, an international student, had never seen so many police in one place. “And frankly, I hadn’t either,” Walid said.
Then Blotto saw a police buses pull up, officers exiting with shields and zip ties. Then they played a recording saying that if the protesters didn’t disperse they would be arrested.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pro-Palestinian student groups say an autonomous group has occupied Columbia University's Hamilton HallA school official said 'dozens' of students entered the academic building on Columbia's Manhattan campus and 'face expulsion' for doing so.
Read more »
Columbia University, NYU pro-Palestinian student protests across NYC: LIVE UPDATESPro-Palestinian protests over the Israel-Hamas war have pitted students against one another across the United States, including at Columbia University and New York University in NYC. Here are the top headlines.
Read more »
DOE Investigating Columbia University for Anti-Palestinian HarassmentJessica Corbett is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
Read more »
Police Clear Pro-Palestinian Protesters From Columbia UniversityThe pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University ended in dramatic fashion, with police carrying riot shields bursting into a building that protesters took over the previous night and making dozens of arrests.
Read more »
Protesters clash at UCLA after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators from Columbia UniversityA protest at UCLA turned into a clash between pro-Palestinian and counter protesters. While at Columbia, the NYPD removed protestors by force.
Read more »
Protesters clash at UCLA after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators from Columbia UniversityA protest at UCLA turned into a clash between pro-Palestinian and counter protesters. While at Columbia, the NYPD removed protestors by force.
Read more »