{"id":2233617,"date":"2024-04-30T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-suspends-media-access-to-campus-as-a-safety-measure\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T12:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:53:11","slug":"columbia-suspends-media-access-to-campus-as-a-safety-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-suspends-media-access-to-campus-as-a-safety-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia Suspends Campus Media Access for Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolumbia-suspends-media-access-to-campus-as-a-safety-measure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2233617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Columbia University\u2063 suspended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporters-gop-lawmakers-criticize-dhs-media-ban-at-border\/\" title=\"Reporters, GOP lawmakers criticize DHS media ban at border\">media access<\/a> as a safety precaution\u2063 following student protests. Students \u2062stormed a campus building, barricaded the\u2062 entrance, and raised\u2063 an &#8220;intifada&#8221; banner. Media access is \u2063restricted to \u200dCUID-holders and essential personnel \u2062only.\u200b Chaos\u200c ensued with masked individuals \u200dusing tools\u200d to\u200d barricade doors and chanting \u2064slogans. The incident triggered the campus access suspension.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Move comes after students stormed campus building and hoisted &#8216;intifada&#8217; banner<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t(Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Columbia University suspended media access to campus &#8220;as a safety measure&#8221; Tuesday morning, just hours after student protesters stormed a campus building, barricaded the entrance, and hoisted an &#8220;intifada&#8221; banner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Media access to campus is suspended,&#8221; Columbia&#8217;s Office of Public Affairs announced in a 9 a.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/communications.news.columbia.edu\/news\/campus-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. &#8220;Campus is accessible only to CUID-holders and essential personnel as a safety measure and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-is-a-corporate-stooge-on-the-abortion-issue\/\" title=\"AOC Is a Corporate Stooge on the Abortion Issue\">includes media<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The move comes shortly after student protesters sowed chaos on campus overnight, when they <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-students-storm-university-building-and-hoist-banner-calling-for-intifada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stormed Hamilton Hall<\/a> around 1 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Masked individuals used hammers and other tools to open and barricade a door to the hall. They also used tables, chairs, and a human chain to block entry to the building. Once inside, students hung a banner from the building calling for &#8220;intifada&#8221; and chanted, &#8220;Settlers, settlers, go back home, Palestine is ours alone&#8221; and &#8220;Long live the intifada.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Intifada banner out of Hamilton Hall <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Columbia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Columbia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZLgrKJdbyE\">pic.twitter.com\/ZLgrKJdbyE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785187208443379961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;Settlers, settlers, go back home. Palestine is ours alone.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R7aAQwGTFu\">pic.twitter.com\/R7aAQwGTFu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785195638587535854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Front of Hamilton Hall\u2014where students have blockaded doors with tables and smashed windows. <\/p>\n<p>Also worth noting, the Columbia freshman dormitory is steps away\u2014students have not be able to sleep or study for their finals coming up next week. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qnsh8Oqd8u\">pic.twitter.com\/qnsh8Oqd8u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785222875181412414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While a number of students on campus at the time called the police, law enforcement did not enter campus. That&#8217;s because Columbia president Minouche Shafik &#8220;did not want the NYPD to enter and make arrests or charge any individuals,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/campus-protests-live-updates-students-occupy-columbia-university-rcna149926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>After the chaos subsided, Shafik effectively shut down campus, announcing in a Tuesday morning <a href=\"https:\/\/publicsafety.columbia.edu\/news\/morningside-campuslimited-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> that only those who live in residential buildings and &#8220;employees who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-gov-eric-holcomb-signs-legislation-deeming-churches-essential\/\" title=\"Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb Signs Legislation Deeming Churches Essential\">provide essential services<\/a>&#8221; are allowed to enter.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, the school&#8217;s Office of Public Affairs clarified that the policy also applies to members of the press. Before the move, reporters were allowed to enter campus during a specified window of time.\t<\/p>\n<p>Columbia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> was on campus overnight as the takeover of Hamilton Hall unfolded. More details are available <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-students-storm-university-building-and-hoist-banner-calling-for-intifada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia University suspends campus media access &#8220;for safety&#8221; after student protesters hoist controversial banner. Campus building stormed, entrance barricaded, and &#8220;intifada&#8221; banner raised. 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