Columbia University authorized NYPD officers to remove occupying protesters from the school's Hamilton Hall, which had been taken over for nearly 24 hours.
New York City's law enforcement leaders delivered an update Wednesday morning, hours after sweeping through the historic Hamilton Hall at Columbia University and clearing out a group of anti-Israel agitators who had 'occupied' the building as part of their ongoing demonstrations. Police finally stormed the structure after school administrators repeatedly retreated from enforcing deadlines demanding the groups dismantle their campus encampment over the past two weeks.
The school said it had already begun issuing suspensions and that seniors singled out for that punishment won't graduate on time. 'This is about responding to the actions of the protesters, not their cause,' Chang said.
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