Columbia University and Barnard College — whose campuses were rocked by pro-Palestine protests in the spring — reopened Tuesday for the first day of fall
It was back to school for students at Columbia University and Barnard College Tuesday and back to business as usual for Palatine protesters who pupils say disrupted the first day of classes.A slew of Palestine protesters marched back and forth outside of Barnard College on 3009 Broadway on Sept. 3 in continued demand to end the war in the Middle East. At the same time, across the street inside Columbia University , activists vandalized the Alma Mater statue, dousing it with a bucket of red paint.
Numerous NYPD officers were also posted in the area, creating a maze of steel barriers pedestrians had to traverse.Sophomore Theodore Mielke says that while he sympathized with the pro-Palestine movement on campus, he did say the activity caused issues for him as he tried to get to class. “In Israel, I’m pro-Palestine; a lot of people in Tel Aviv are,” Nicole said. “Here, you can’t even speak Hebrew, like you’re antagonized. It’s not a good environment.”
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