Columbia Student Protesters Urge Reporters To Leave Campus, Schedule Presser for 12 Hours After Expiration of School's Negotiation Deadline

Washington Free Beacon— As the "Gaza Solidarity" tent encampment at Columbia University lives on for a ninth day, student organizers spoke to reporters Thursday afternoon, urging them to leave campus before nightfall. They also scheduled another presser for Friday afternoon—roughly 12 hours after the school's apparent deadline to vacate the encampment expires.

Gephardt Daily—Columbia sets deadline for student protesters to leave or be suspended. April 29 (UPI) — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik on Monday said talks have broken down with student organizers on campus protesting Israel‘s occupation of Gaza, and the university’s investments in Israeli-backed financial institutions. In a letter Monday to the university, Shafik said how since Wednesday, “a small group of academic leaders has been in constructive dialogue with student […] The post Columbia sets deadline for student protesters to leave or be suspended first...

Washington Free Beacon—Columbia Lets 48-Hour Deadline Slide With No Action Against Student Protesters. More than a week after its formation, the "Gaza Solidarity" tent encampment at Columbia University lives on, with school president Minouche Shafik letting her 48-hour deadline to clear the area slide without taking action against student protesters.

Daily Mail—Columbia University janitor says he was held hostage by pro-Palestine protesters who took over campus buildingas college suspends encampment negotiator 'for ignoring warnings to leave'. Protestors have occupied Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia university. One facilities worker told a crowd that he had been held hostage by the group. The University has said any students inside the building now face expulsion