The University Ad Hoc Committee proposed new free speech policies. Senators shared thoughts and proposed new legislation for On Call Café services, and a debate between senators before the ASSU election.
Demonstrations at Columbia University and other campuses require a response that neither ignores the worst excesses nor infringes on students’ right to speak.
Tuesday’s edition of the PBS NewsHour took a deep-dive look at the anti-Jewish, pro-Hamas protesters camped out at Columbia University, with some “protesters” spewing eliminationist rhetoric at Israel and telling Jewish students to “go back to Poland.” One girl stood in front of a group of Jewish counter protesters holding a sign that read “Al Qassam’s next targets.” (Al Qassam is the military wing of Hamas.) Yet anchor Geoff Bennett’s intro was disconcertingly mild, ignoring all the disgusting...
Tuesday’s edition of the PBS NewsHour took a deep-dive look at the anti-Jewish, pro-Hamas protesters camped out at Columbia University, with some “protesters” spewing eliminationist rhetoric at Israel and telling Jewish students to “go back to Poland.” One girl stood in front of a group of Jewish counter protesters holding a sign that read “Al Qassam’s next targets.” (Al Qassam is the military wing of Hamas.) Yet anchor Geoff Bennett’s intro was disconcertingly mild, ignoring all the disgusting...
After the US, pro-Palestinian protests have reached Australian universities. On Tuesday, a video of students holding anti-Israeli demonstrations at the Sydney University went viral. The incident comes hours after dozens of pupils were arrested at New York University for carrying out protests at an anti-Israel “liberated zone” set up on campus. BREAKING: Students for Palestine start an occupation of Sydney University in Australia.@V24Investigates pic.twitter.com/AndrRmjPJB — Visegrád 24...
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced chants and boos from pro-Palestinian protesters who attempted to drown out House Republicans‘ speeches as they called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over rising antisemitism on campus. Johnson was joined by Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), and Virginia Foxx (R-NC) on Wednesday to blast […]
Speaker Johnson called on Columbia University's president to resign amid ongoing controversial student protests over the war in Gaza.
Elon Musk has put a lot on the line for free speech -- $44 billion to be exact.
Mr Johnson called the protesters ‘antisemitic’ and ‘lawless agitators’
Airport officials in Shanghai interrogate them for hours, and deport some.
This will grab your attention. At the bottom of the front page of Thursday’s USA Today was this headline: Shooter Rittenhouse’s tour draws outrage College gun-rights events raise questions about free speech and its impact USA Today thinks pro-gun-rights speech “raises questions”? The online headline was even stronger: Kyle Rittenhouse, deadly shooter, college speaker? A campus gun-rights tour sparks outrage As in: Who’s approving this speech on campus? A video in the online story shows...
This will grab your attention. At the bottom of the front page of Thursday’s USA Today was this headline: Shooter Rittenhouse’s tour draws outrage College gun-rights events raise questions about free speech and its impact USA Today thinks pro-gun-rights speech “raises questions”? The online headline was even stronger: Kyle Rittenhouse, deadly shooter, college speaker? A campus gun-rights tour sparks outrage As in: Who’s approving this speech on campus? A video in the online story shows...