Columbia Daily Spectator | Hundreds of protesters occupy South Lawn, call for divestment from Israel during Shafik testimony @ColumbiaSpecVideo | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students pitched tents on Columbia’s South Lawn starting at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The protesters pledged to occupy the space until the University divests from companies with ties to Israel.
The protest began only hours before University President Minouche Shafik and other high-ranking administrators were scheduled to testify before Congress. Students were told by Public Safety that they would be suspended and forcibly removed from South Lawn at 11 a.m. As of 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, no students have been arrested or removed from campus property.
--
The Columbia Spectator, founded in 1877, delivers news and information daily to thousands of readers around Columbia, Morningside Heights, and West Harlem. We are the second-oldest college daily paper in the country and have been financially independent from the University since 1962. The newspaper is published five days a week during the academic year and our blog network, Spectrum, offers updates on news, arts, commentary, and photos from around campus and New York City.
The organization is run by undergraduates from Barnard, Columbia College, General Studies, and SEAS, with a staff totaling over 300 students. Spectator has opportunities for a wide range of interests, including reporting, writing, editing, photography, design, multimedia, and finance.
Along with the daily paper and blog, Spectator Publishing Company Inc. includes The Eye, a weekly magazine; and the business division, which manages Spectator's financial standing.
--
Find more content on our website: columbiaspectator.com
Instagram: instagram.com/columbiaspec
X: twitter.com/ColumbiaSpec?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Facebook: facebook.com/columbiaspectator
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students pitched tents on Columbia’s South Lawn starting at around 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The protesters pledged to occupy the space until the University divests from companies with ties to Israel.
The protest began only hours before University President Minouche Shafik and other high-ranking administrators were scheduled to testify before Congress. Students were told by Public Safety that they would be suspended and forcibly removed from South Lawn at 11 a.m. As of 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, no students have been arrested or removed from campus property.
--
The Columbia Spectator, founded in 1877, delivers news and information daily to thousands of readers around Columbia, Morningside Heights, and West Harlem. We are the second-oldest college daily paper in the country and have been financially independent from the University since 1962. The newspaper is published five days a week during the academic year and our blog network, Spectrum, offers updates on news, arts, commentary, and photos from around campus and New York City.
The organization is run by undergraduates from Barnard, Columbia College, General Studies, and SEAS, with a staff totaling over 300 students. Spectator has opportunities for a wide range of interests, including reporting, writing, editing, photography, design, multimedia, and finance.
Along with the daily paper and blog, Spectator Publishing Company Inc. includes The Eye, a weekly magazine; and the business division, which manages Spectator's financial standing.
--
Find more content on our website: columbiaspectator.com
Instagram: instagram.com/columbiaspec
X: twitter.com/ColumbiaSpec?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Facebook: facebook.com/columbiaspectator
