A few hours after a group of around 30 pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in the atrium of Bobst Library, placing signs reading “Hands off Rafah” and “Welcome to the Popular University,” Campus Safety officers told students to clear the library’s floors. Bobst is now open, according to NYU. Protesters initially relocated, with some having moved to This story Campus Safety clears Bobst amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations appeared first on Washington Square News.
University and police denounced as masked group marched on campus and attacked pro-Palestinian demonstrators last weekThe University of California, Los Angeles, said that it would create a new office dedicated to campus safety following mounting criticism of authorities’ slow response to a brutal attack on pro-Palestinian protesters by a mob of “instigators”.The school’s chancellor, Gene Block, said on Sunday that urgent changes were needed to “better protect our community moving forward” and...
UCLA has moved swiftly to create a new chief safety officer position to oversee campus security operations, including the campus Police Department, in the wake of what have been called serious lapses in handling protests that culminated in a mob attack on a pro-Palestinian student encampment last week. Chancellor Gene Block announced Sunday that Rick Braziel, a former Sacramento police chief who has reviewed law enforcement responses in high-profile cases across the country, will serve as...
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – With June's National Safety Month quickly approaching, employees from U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (Huntsville Center) expanded their safety knowledge by taking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10 training course to improve understanding of safety measures for a variety of scenarios.
BATON ROUGE - In 2022, 82 Louisiana motorcyclists died in crashes. This Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is reminding drivers of ways we can keep that number down. “A motorcyclist is a vulnerable road user, and a car or truck driver can overlook them with only a cursory glance in the mirror,” said LHSC Executive Director Lisa Freeman. “We’re urging everyone to take that extra second. Make sure the way is clear before you...
Some community activists say the city is trying to steal their work.
President Joe Biden signed the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act into law on Thursday. The law provides funding for the Federal Aviation Administration for the next five years and addresses various aspects of air travel related to consumer protections, investments in air traffic control staffing and much more. Notably, the act also expands funds for another …
"Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politics. A report by the staff of the Columbia Daily Spectator."
There’s a manhunt underway in Los Angeles, one in which the police are bringing to bear all the very latest in technology in pursuit of their quarry. If you suppose it’s a serial killer they’re after, or perhaps members of the many
Pro-Palestinian protesters have tried to force the hands of universities by occupying campuses with tent cities. California Congressman Kevin Kiley wants to put an end to that.
The ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at American universities are more than just youthful expressions of speech freedom. Rather they exemplify the informed views of students repulsed by the genocide in Gaza, which they see every day on television and in the social media. They are motivated by a desire to end the continuing complicity of their More
One feature of the recent rash of campus demonstrations that has received only sporadic attention but needs more attention: A large and maybe preponderant proportion of those demonstrating are women.