NEW YORK, USA - Columbia University officials on Tuesday, April 30, threatened academic expulsion of students who seized and occupied a classroom
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A day earlier, the university said it had begun suspending students who defied a deadline for vacating a tent camp that has become a focal point for dozens of student demonstrations around the US expressing opposition to In dealing with the protests, university officials have struggled to strike a balance between allowing freedom of expression and stamping out hate speech.
A representative of the protesters who identified herself only as a graduate student told reporters outside Hamilton Hall that about 60 students were believed to be inside. One of the lead negotiators for the coalition of student protest groups said Columbia officials contacted him through mediators to ascertain the demands of the activists.
The dozens of tents, pitched on a hedge-lined grassy area – beside a smaller lawn since planted with hundreds of small Israeli flags – were put up after New York City police cleared an earlier outpost on April 18. More than 100 arrests were made at the time, stirring an outcry by many students and staff.
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