2024 campus protests

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Another Tense Campus Scene, This Time in Wisconsin

At least 12 people arrested at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

(Newser) - As of our last reporting on the protests sweeping America's campuses, protesters had been arrested at Columbia University and violence had erupted on the UCLA campus , where counter-protesters in masks began trying to dismantle the encampment while protesters held firm. The latest as of midday Wednesday:

NYPD Officers Storm Columbia University
NYPD Officers Storm
Columbia University
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May 1, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

NYPD Officers Storm Columbia University

Police began clearing protesters from encampment Tuesday night

(Newser) - Officers from the New York Police Department stormed Columbia University Tuesday night, clearing pro-Palestinian protesters from the campus encampment. Student protesters were "standing firm" at the university gates as the police operation loomed, chanting, "We will not move. We will not bend. The occupation has to end."...

Ilhan Omar May Face Censure Over Israel Comment

Congresswoman suggested some Jewish students are 'pro-genocide'

(Newser) - Ilhan Omar—one of the few Muslims in Congress—may face censure over comments she made in regard to the Israel-Hamas war, reports Axios . GOP Rep. Don Bacon tells the outlet he's working on a censure measure after the Democratic Omar suggested some Jewish students in the US were...

Columbia Students Occupy Building as Protests Spread

Arrests made at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at multiple colleges

(Newser) - Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide . Video footage showed protesters on Columbia'...

&#39;One of the Most Consequential Student Uprisings&#39;
'One of the Most Consequential
Student Uprisings'
the rundown
Apr 28, 2024 8:00 AM CDT

'One of the Most Consequential Student Uprisings'

A look at the campus protests continuing across the country

(Newser) - Campus protests over the war in Gaza showed no sign of abating through the weekend:
  • Arrests: The AP logs more than 200 arrests on Saturday alone at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Northeastern University in Boston, Arizona State University, Indiana University, and Washington University in St. Louis. One notable arrest in St.
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