As Kent State prepares to commemorate the shooting of anti-Vietnam War protesters, universities struggle with responding to pro-Palestinian agitators.
The May 4, 1970, crackdown on anti-war protesters by the Ohio National Guard weighs heavily on the minds of school administrators today who, until very recently, have largely allowed illegal encampments to disrupt students without much pushback.
Barricades torn down by demonstrators are piled in the center of an encampment by students protesting against the Israel-Hamas war at George Washington University on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Washington. capitulatedIn conservative states like Texas, the approach has been different, with protesters at the University of Texas clashing with school police, supported by Texas Department of Public Safety officers.
On the night of May 1 and into the early hours of May 2, protesters set fire to dumpsters in the streets, clashed with the police responding, and began breaking store windows when police tried to clear the streets. By May 2, after a civil emergency was declared by the mayor, protesters set fire to the ROTC building on campus, completely destroying it, and cheered while it burned.
Canfora said college students are the “conscience of America,” adding, “It’s on college campuses where students daily dream and plan for a future for themselves and for others. … Students have historically been at the forefront of change.”To many observers, school responses to the protests, some of which have been characterized by disrupting students from getting to class, harassment, and even intimidation, have been lackluster.
Demonstrators hold their ground near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as New York City police officers move to clear the area after a campus building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day. , “I think calling in the National Guard to college campuses for so many people would recall what happened when that was done during the Vietnam War, and it didn’t end well.
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