Jamal is the justice correspondent for Scripps News. He has found a home in criminal and social justice reporting, focusing largely on incarcerated and marginalized communities.
As protests take over college campuses nationwide, a growing chorus of critics are calling for universities and police departments to offer amnesty to student protesters.
"I would love to graduate. I want to continue to go to this school. This is where my friends are. This is where my community is. But if, in 30 or 40 years, if I have to look back at it and think, 'Well, I was arrested from this institution that has given me a space to do all these wonderful things and meet all these wonderful people' — then at least I did it for a cause I believe in," de la Alas said.
Terry Maroney, a Vanderbilt law professor, is one more than 150 faculty who penned an open letter to university officials calling the expulsions,"excessive and punitive."Protesters in custody after Columbia University calls in police to end pro-Palestinian occupation AP via Scripps News 4:22 AM, Apr 30, 2024 "This is something we will be ashamed of, and some of us are ashamed of it right now.
"Whatever happens in this appeals process really sets the stage for their possibilities in life, particularly the expelled students," Maroney added.
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