Organizers said they are aligned with other schools across the country demanding that Stanford separate itself from any companies or organizations that are advancing military efforts in the Israel-Hamas war.
Zach FuentesStanford Admit Weekend has kicked off with an encampment of protesters situated in the center of the campus' White Plaza.Protesters at Stanford are disrupting the university's efforts to put its best foot forward.
"Divestment really is our biggest goal," said Grace, a communication lead for People's University for Palestine at Stanford who did not want to give a last name. "Transparency and their investment holdings is our goal."More protests, encampments pop up at Princeton, Northwestern and more"That is a reason why we set it up when we set it up, because we had a short turnaround to plan it," Grace said.
"I feel sick. That's the best way to describe it," said one student who said she is Jewish and did not want to be named. "It seems like everybody has drunk the Kool Aid here and across the U.S., specifically at college institutions where students are young and impressionable or are getting influenced by a terrible organization, and it's scary."
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