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Columbia’s ongoing protests cause canceled classes and increased tensions

Voa News 23 Apr 2024

NEW YORK — Columbia University held virtual classes Monday on the sixth continuous day of student protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict ... Some of the students also received suspension notices from the school.

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Columbia University anti-Israel protests: 5 dramatic moments from a week of chaos

New York Post 23 Apr 2024

Columbia Jewish alumni demand firing of president Shafik for failing to protect students on campus ... On Monday, Shafik said all classes would be held virtually and urged commuting students not to visit the campus amid safety concerns.

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Columbia University witnesses massive faculty walkout after dozens of student arrests at pro-Palestinian protests

Hindustan Times 23 Apr 2024

University President Nemat Minouche Shafik, who was “deeply saddened” by the state of affairs, ultimately implemented virtual classes and advised students not living on campus to stay away from the premises.

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B.C. court rejects sex assault appeal of man who invited girl from Ukraine

North Shore News 23 Apr 2024

The student ... Griffin said Thomas and the student's mother met through an online dating website in 2014 and spent several months communicating virtually, before he travelled to Ukraine to meet them.

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NYPD cops descend on NYU anti-Israel protest and start arresting dozens of students and faculty...

The Daily Mail 23 Apr 2024

'To deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps, I am announcing that all classes will be held virtually on Monday,' Shafik wrote, noting that students who don´t live on campus should stay away.

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Rabbi tells Jews to leave prestigious American university

Russia Today 23 Apr 2024

Pro-Palestinian students at Columbia have camped out in protest of Israel. Columbia University in New York City has decided to hold virtual classes on Monday, after a rabbi urged the Jewish students to stay home, because they were no longer safe.

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Pro-Palestinian protestors arrested at New York University

Anadolu Agency 23 Apr 2024

"To deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps, I am announcing that all classes will be held virtually on Monday," Shafik said in a statement. Over 100 students, including ...

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Pro-Palestinian Encampments Take Over American College Campuses

Time Magazine 23 Apr 2024

On Friday, Jewish students led a Shabbat service ... “To de-escalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps, I am announcing that all classes will be held virtually on Monday,” Shafik said in a note to students.

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Columbia U. Newspaper Kids Working ‘Overtime’ to Get Protests Right

The Daily Beast 23 Apr 2024

Columbia has had to deal with hordes of protestors in and outside its gates, an uprising from its staff and students, a shift to virtual classes, and calls for President Minouche Shafik to join other ...

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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia

NewstalkZB 23 Apr 2024

“To deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps, I am announcing that all classes will be held virtually on Monday,” Shafik wrote, noting that students who don’t live on campus should stay away.

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Yale clash over divestment continues after Gaza protests, arrests

The CT Mirror 23 Apr 2024

The protests at Yale followed similar demonstrations and more than 100 arrests days earlier at Columbia University, which held classes virtually instead of in-person Monday ... Students celebrated after setting up the encampment last Friday.

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The Unreality of Columbia’s ‘Liberated Zone’

The Atlantic 23 Apr 2024

... To avoid trouble, she advised classes to go virtual today, and said, “Our preference is that students who do not live on campus will not come to campus.” Tensions have in fact kept ratcheting up.

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College campuses engulfed by tensions over pro-Palestinian protests

WPTV 22 Apr 2024

"We also received reports that the Israeli students, there were some hateful things that were said towards them." ... Students with last names at end of alphabet given lower gradesColumbia University goes virtual amid pro-Palestinian protests.

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Israel, Gaza and divestment: what we know about the Columbia student protests

The Guardian 22 Apr 2024

The university is to hold virtual classes after protests on campus culminated in the arrest of more than 100 students ...

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Columbia divided: Israel-Gaza protests push Ivy to shut down in-person classes

Business Insider 22 Apr 2024

... announced that all classes on Monday will be virtual.The decision follows days of unrest on campus and protests over Israel's war in Gaza.A rabbi has encouraged Jewish students to leave campus.