Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. A pro-Palestinian encampment has cropped up on the grounds of McMaster University. The protest comes alongside a growing movement of demonstrations that have swept through university campuses nationwide. In the last week alone, the University of Toronto, McGill University and the University of British Columbia have all been host to similarly-styled demonstrations, to name a few. READ MORE: Pro-Palestinian...
Some student protesters at Columbia University have had to sue to regain access to their dorms. A lawyer for the students likened Columbia to a bad New York City landlord egregiously violating tenants’ rights. [ more › ]
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests
Columbia University says it is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests.
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that have roiled its campus and others across the U.S., but it will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this week and next, the school announced Monday. “Based on feedback from our students, we have decided to focus attention […]
Numerous students walked the Columbia commencement ceremony stage wearing kaffiyehs, handcuffs and Palestinian prisoners' names on their caps.
Columbia University has decided not to hold its university-wide commencement ceremony that had been scheduled for May 15.
Saturday Night Live's Kenan Thompson played a Columbia University father
Columbia University student RIP UP diploma on stage during graduation ceremony while wearing tie and holding Palestinian flag - Graduates were handcuffed, hung with Palestinian flags and had their diplomas torn up during a graduation ceremony at Columbia University.Friday's opening ceremony comes after weeks of clashes between pro-Palestinian protesters, administrators and law enforcement.Despite the controversy, some students maintained their fighting spirit. A social work graduate walked...
There is a Zionist reporter in the crowd. Do not answer her questions.' These words echoed out of a public address system at the protest camp at University College London on Monday.
Republicans are launching a probe into the federal response to 'pro-Hamas' college protests that have 'failed' to prevent threats and violence against Jewish students.
Esther Sun For months, thousands have flooded the country’s streets in protest. But students say that the surge of encampments in America helped increase actions at Jordanian universities.