The president of Columbia University is facing a possible censure vote for calling the NYPD to arrest students at an anti-war encampment on the school's campus. Chris Jansing spoke to Jacob Schmeltz, who is a senior at Columbia, about his current experience there as a student.
The answer might shock you.
Students living in Sheffield accommodation have said that rats and mice are eating through their food and that they are looking to move out for better living conditions. The residents company ‘Unite Students’ runs two accommodation sites on Leadmill Road and Boston Street, both with reports of rodents in their halls of residence. Students have said that they are considering moving into cleaner accommodation elsewhere due to the infestations. An anonymous student said that she stores food items...
With pro-Palestine students arrested and campus protests broken up, educators are increasingly rallying in supportAs student-led protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from Israel and its occupation of Palestinian land continue to spread across US universities, some faculty members are increasingly joining the charge – speaking up and even standing alongside their students.At Georgia’s Emory University, faculty members have been arrested at pro-Palestine demonstrations –...
“There has been this discourse that Columbia is this hotbed of antisemitism, but it’s just a bunch of nerds sitting on the ground playing games, chanting and doing homework,” said one student who has been at the college protest camp.
PHOENIX, Ore. – Students at Phoenix High School braved the heat and rolled up their sleeves Friday for a special competition. Students were given training, blueprints, and three hours to complete a composite brick and block project as part of the Skills USA Masonry Competition. The day was hot and the competition was stiff, but […]
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A Grants Pass High School student is conducting music that he created for the upcoming Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival in Newport. His piece was one of only a few that was selected and he’s been working on it for the last six months. Nathaniel Lee has composed music before, but […]
The University of Arizona community is mourning after 20-year-old Erin Jones was shot and killed during an off-campus house party early Sunday, April 28.
WALB’s Lenah Allen will speak with the family on our 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. newscasts.
The Amarillo Symphony announced that it will welcome more than 8,000 students to the 53rd annual Greater Southwest Music Festival set to be held from Thursday through Saturday in downtown Amarillo.
“Everything that the Compass Jazz Orchestra is playing has been made by students in the jazz department,” Bernot said. “So it kind of ties everything together and showcases everyone.”
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