Students at Columbia University continue pro-Palestinian demonstration day after mass arrests
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On Wednesday before sunrise, student protesters at Columbia set up dozens of green tents on the main campus lawn, demanding the university divest its finances from companies and institutions that profit from Israel.
Columbia instructed participants to disperse by the late morning. When many students refused, university officials delivered an ultimatum: leave that night or face suspensions.
“During the suspension, you may not go to class or hand in work related to courses and therefore may not be able to complete your current courses. Your CUID will be deactivated, you will not have access to classrooms and other parts of campus and may not participate in University activities,” read the notification.
After multiple warnings, cops in riot gear moved in early Thursday afternoon and arrested all demonstrators. Most were released with a summons for trespassing but told to return home.
University officials said Friday that students who face suspensions in general will be able to return to their dorms.
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(New York Daily News reporters Téa Kvetenadze and Thomas Tracy contributed to this story.)
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