Columbia University:
https://news.columbia.edu/content/new-perspective-1968
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Columbia is a far different place today than it was in the spring of
1968 when protesters took over University buildings amid discontent
about the Vietnam War, racism and the University's proposed
expansion into Morningside Park. After a weeklong standoff, New York
City Police stormed the campus and arrested more than 700 people.
The fallout dogged Columbia for years.
It took decades for the University to recover from those turbulent
times. Columbia now has one of the most socio-economically diverse
student bodies among its peer institutions. It has added a new
campus designed to be open to the community and pursues fields of
inquiry unheard of a half-century ago. Columbia is commemorating the
50th anniversary of those long-ago events with a deep dive of
scholarship and exhibits chronicling what happened then and its
effects today.
Also Columbia:
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinian-campus-student-protests-war-8b0d3a0cedb17f5e892c6ca43bbdf628
A statement released by a Columbia spokesperson said officers
entered the campus after the university requested help. A tent
encampment on the school's grounds began nearly two weeks ago to
protest the Israel-Hamas war.
"After the University learned overnight that Hamilton Hall had been
occupied, vandalized, and blockaded, we were left with no choice,"
the school said. "The decision to reach out to the NYPD was in
response to the actions of the protesters, not the cause they are
championing. We have made it clear that the life of campus cannot be
endlessly interrupted by protesters who violate the rules and the
law."
McSweeneys:
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-message-from-the-chancellor-on-the-recent-student-protest
Dear members of the University community,
The University administration respects all student protests, just
not this one. Students have fought for many important causes over
the years, and their right to protest is sacrosanct. In this case,
however, we must arrest and slander them.
We will not look back and regret this decision. Although we were
wrong about not admitting women, abolitioning racial quotas, US
involvement in Vietnam, and divesting from apartheid South Africa,
we are confident that this time is different.
Rules are rules, and the rules never change.
[*] Note that page has a top banner about disruptions.
Elijah
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if protesting today, be sure to save things for the 2074 exhibit
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