After a day of protest and confusion on its Manhattan campus, Columbia University announced Monday evening that it had begun to suspend students who had not left a pro-Palestinian encampment by a 2 p.m. deadline.

The measure reflected the difficult balance Columbia administrators are seeking to strike as they try to avoid bringing the Police Department back to arrest those in the encampment, but also commit to the stance that the protest must end.

Students in the encampment, along with hundreds of supporters, had spent a tense afternoon rallying around the site in a show of force meant to deter the removal of its tents. But by 4 p.m., with no sign of police action, most of the protesters had begun to disperse, leaving only what appeared to be several dozen students and about 80 tents inside the encampment.

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  • @[email protected]
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    7 months ago

    Knowing the Small Government™ Republicans , they will just write a bill that forces people to sign up.

    • FuglyDuck
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      27 months ago

      they haven’t already?

    • Flying Squid
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      27 months ago

      They’d be in a quandary with a school like Columbia. Because remember, it’s also an evil liberal indoctrination center.