He Refused To Leave Columbia When He Was Suspended. Two Weeks Later, He's Still There—And Leading the Protests Roiling Campus.

Washington Free Beacon— For more than two weeks, Columbia University graduate student Aidan Parisi has defied the university’s suspension, refusing to vacate his dorm room on the school's Manhattan campus. The school announced Parisi’s suspension on April 4 following his participation in a pro-Hamas event. And while Columbia leaders have pledged to enforce the suspension, they have yet to follow through. In the meantime, Parisi has contributed to the mayhem that has engulfed the campus over the past several days,...

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

RedState—Columbia Deadline Passes As Protesters Refuse to Leave, Post Signs Saying 'Columbia Will Burn'. As we reported earlier, Columbia University had exhausted negotiations with protesting students and set a 2 p.m. deadline for the students behind the encampment there to pull up stakes or face disciplinary action.

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...