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Nov 12, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Claire Cleary
The Palestine Festival of Literature hosted a lecture titled “America and the War on Palestine” on Sunday in Riverside Church. The event, moderated by author Ta-Nehisi Coates, sold out the nave of the church, which seats over 1,500 people. The event featured two separate panels.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Claire Cleary |Zohar Ford
The City College of New York’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine announced on Oct. 23 “Bilal’s Boycott Campaign,” a movement to boycott cafés that have expressed political or financial support for Israel and instead patronize seven participating coffee shops. Hadeeqa Arzoo Malik, president of the CCNY SJP chapter, said that the idea for the campaign originated last year, but that the boycott finally began this semester due to the expulsion of an alumni-owned café at CCNY.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Manuela Silva |Claire Cleary |Julia Ross |Sarah Huddleston
The conservancy has used goats every summer since 2019, with the exception of summer 2020, to clear weeds and invasive plants that are difficult for humans to reach. The conservancy has used goats every summer since 2019, with the exception of summer 2020, to clear weeds and invasive plants that are difficult for humans to reach.
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May 2, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Claire Cleary
The discharge occurred while the officer was “clearing an unoccupied vacant area of the building on the first floor,” according to the NYPD. The discharge occurred while the officer was “clearing an unoccupied vacant area of the building on the first floor,” according to the NYPD. A New York Police Department officer fired their gun inside of Hamilton Hall during the Tuesday sweep, Carlos Valdez, commanding officer of the Emergency Service Unit, confirmed during a Friday morning press conference.
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May 1, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Isha Banerjee |Claire Cleary
The NYPD did not provide a breakdown of the numbers of Columbia affiliates and nonaffiliates who were arrested. Caban said that “preliminary charges range from trespass to criminal mischief to burglary.” “I know that there are those who are attempting to say, well, the majority of people may have been students,” Adams said. “You don’t have to be the majority to influence and co-opt an operation.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Amira McKee |Claire Cleary |Isha Banerjee
At 2 p.m., dozens of protesters remained inside the encampment as hundreds circled the lawns. At 2 p.m., dozens of protesters remained inside the encampment as hundreds circled the lawns. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Hundreds began picketing around the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” at around 2 p.m. on Monday, following a 1 p.m. rally at the Sundial organized in part by Columbia University Apartheid Divest.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
l8r.it | Claire Cleary |Sarah Huddleston |Amira McKee
Editor’s note: This article deals with topics of racism, antisemitism, and sexual harassment. Multiple instances of harassment were reported at a “United for Israel March,” which drew hundreds of protesters on Thursday and was organized in part by the nonprofit StandWithUs and right-wing media figures, including Christian musician Sean Feucht, conservative radio host Eric Metaxas, and pastor Russell B. Johnson.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Claire Cleary |Sarah Huddleston |Amira McKee
At around 6:33 p.m., a group of protesters, led by Feucht, began marching west on 115th Street before heading to the 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue gates, chanting “Israel will be free, from the river to the sea” and “hate will not win.” The crowd also sang Israel’s national anthem. Dozens of protesters filled the street, blocking traffic on Amsterdam Avenue before the NYPD demanded demonstrators stay within the sidewalk and leave the traffic lane.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Amira McKee |Claire Cleary |Apurva Chakravarthy |Manuela Silva
The announcement follows a tense night at the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” as the initial midnight deadline for negotiations expired and student organizers left the negotiation table. The announcement follows a tense night at the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” as the initial midnight deadline for negotiations expired and student organizers left the negotiation table.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
columbiaspectator.com | Isha Banerjee |Claire Cleary
New York state Republican politicians, including U.S. congressmen Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.), along with Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, held a press conference on 116th Street and Broadway on Monday afternoon. The politicians were joined by Sid Rosenberg, a radio talk show host on 77 WABC, and Michael Rapaport, an actor who has been vocal about antisemitism.
