Antisemitic protests force Harvard, Cal Poly Humboldt to implement closures, Columbia goes hybrid

Fox Business— Two universities on opposite coasts have implemented closures of varying degrees on their campuses as numerous colleges across the U.S. are experiencing anti-Israel protests, forcing one, Columbia University, to go hybrid.  California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt shuttered its entire campus late Monday and will keep it that way through Wednesday, according to a post on the college’s website.  The closure stems from people occupying a building on Cal Poly Humboldt’s campus Monday...

legalruralism.blogspot.com—Columbia, NYU, Berkeley--and Cal Poly Humboldt? "Rural" far northern California bursts into the spotlight amidst campus protests. When I went to bed last night, Columbia University and, to a lesser extent, NYU, were in the news in relation to student protests framed as "pro-Palestinian."  UC Berkeley has been in the news for several weeks in relation to the stances that students there have taken.   So, imagine my surprise when I awakened to news this morning that had humble and ruralish Cal Poly Humboldt--until a few years ago even more humble Cal State Humboldt--in the news.  Here's what the California sun wrote this...

legalruralism.blogspot.com—Cal Poly Humboldt home to "nation's most entrenched protest". Jonathan Wolfe reports today for the New York Times from Arcata, California, home of California Polytechnic Humboldt. Here's the lede: When university administrators across the nation worry about the potential fallout from campus protests, they may have Siemens Hall in mind.The building at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, includes the campus president’s office and has been occupied for a week by pro-Palestinian protesters who barricaded themselves inside and fought off an early...

SFGate—Cal Poly Humboldt students barricade themselves in large pro-Palestinian protest. LATEST April 23, 12:30 p.m. Officials at Cal Poly Humboldt confirmed to SFGATE that three students were arrested in a major pro-Palestinian protest. Protesters barricaded themselves inside Siemens Hall Monday evening. The building was shut down after they did not leave, Aileen Yoo, a university spokesperson, told SFGATE. The university is “concerned about the safety of students who remain in the building” and is asking them to leave, Yoo said. “We support free speech through open dialogue...