Columbia University Threatens to Expel Students Occupying Building in Pro-Palestinian Demonstration

“Students occupying the building face expulsion.”
Columbia University Threatens to Expel Students Occupying Building in Pro-Palestinian Demonstration
Students with the Gaza solidarity encampment block the entrance of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University after taking over it, in New York on April 30, 2024. Marco Postigo Storel via AP
Ryan Morgan
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Columbia University has warned students who took over and barricaded themselves inside a building on campus as part of an ongoing pro-Palestinian demonstration that they face now expulsion.

Protesters first took over Hamilton Hall early on Tuesday morning after defying orders to disperse from an earlier encampment they had set up at Columbia University’s Morningside Campus in New York City. Participants were seen vandalizing the building and moving furniture and other items into the entryways.