{"id":2233813,"date":"2024-04-30T15:52:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-protesters-face-expulsion-after-breaking-in-and-occupying-school-building\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T15:54:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:54:50","slug":"columbia-university-protesters-face-expulsion-after-breaking-in-and-occupying-school-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-protesters-face-expulsion-after-breaking-in-and-occupying-school-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia University protesters risk expulsion for unauthorized building occupation"},"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\">18<\/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-university-protesters-face-expulsion-after-breaking-in-and-occupying-school-building%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=2233813&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>Students at Columbia University&#8217;s Hamilton Hall face expulsion for \u2064breaking \u200cin and vandalizing\u200c the premises. \u200dUniversity spokesman Ben Chang warned of repercussions for misconduct,\u200c including property damage and obstruction.\u200b The university aims to restore \u200corder and safety on campus and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-billionaire-bill-ackman-warns-of-dire-anti-semitism-at-harvard-that-is-getting-worse\/\" title=\"Democrat billionaire Bill Ackman raises alarm over escalating anti-Semitism at Harvard.\">suspending students involved<\/a>\u2063 in the \u2062encampment. An anti-Israel banner was displayed \u200cduring the\u2063 incident, sparking concerns.  <\/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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Students\">Students<\/a> occupying <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/columbia-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Columbia University\">Columbia University<\/a>\u2019s Hamilton Hall will face expulsion after <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>breaking in<\/a> and vandalizing the private school property overnight.<\/p>\n<p>University spokesman Ben Chang announced Tuesday afternoon that students continuing to violate university policy \u201cwill be met with clear consequences.\u201d He listed vandalizing property, breaking doors and windows, and blocking entrances as examples of violating conduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe regret that protesters have chosen to escalate the situation through their actions,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cOur top priority is restoring safety and order on our campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chang also noted that students part of the encampment are being suspended if they do not \u201ccommit to the terms we offered.\u201d The suspended students will be \u201crestricted from all academic and recreational spaces \u2026 seniors will be ineligible to graduate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After seizing Hamilton Hall and barricading themselves inside in the early hours of Tuesday morning, anti-Israel agitators draped a banner over the building that read \u201cintifada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The word \u201cintifada\u201d relates to armed \u201cuprisings\u201d against Israel that killed civilians and soldiers alike. Hamas was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/backgrounder\/what-hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>founded<\/a> during the first intifada in 1987.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Columbia University student newspaper, the <em>Columbia Daily Spectator<\/em>, NYPD officers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaspectator.com\/news\/2024\/04\/30\/dozens-occupy-hamilton-hall-as-pro-palestinian-protests-spread-across-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>arrived<\/a> outside campus at around 12:45 a.m. but said they would only enter if they \u201chear that someone\u2019s gotten hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The student paper also reported that a facilities worker claimed \u201cthey held me hostage\u201d after being let out of the building by the anti-Israel demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p>Columbia University\u2019s public safety department declined the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-Israel students at the University of New Mexico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/albuquerque-metro\/protest-breaks-out-at-university-of-new-mexico-student-union-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>marched<\/a> into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-tech-health-school-hosts-all-ages-drag-queen-show-raising-money-to-defend-mutilating-children\/\" title=\"Texas Tech Health School Hosts \u2018All Ages\u2019 Drag Queen Show Raising Money To Defend Mutilating Children\">student union building<\/a>, set up camp, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-iowa-college-republicans-temporarily-suspended-for-chalking-outside-without-face-masks\/\" title=\"University of Iowa College Republicans Temporarily Suspended For Chalking Outside Without Face Masks\">vandalized school property<\/a> as part of a multiday protest before police cleared the building early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People at colleges and universities around the country have reported antisemitic conduct following Columbia President Minouche Shafik\u2019s April 17 House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/2968226\/columbia-in-crisis-ivy-league-president-to-testify-about-antisemitism-before-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>testimony<\/a>, including Jewish students being physically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/2984637\/jewish-ucla-student-blocked-class-says-pro-hamas-takeover-universities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>blocked<\/a> from attending class, a Jewish counterprotester being attacked by someone with a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1785072313643274304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Taser<\/a>, and another being <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/21\/us-news\/jewish-yale-student-stabbed-in-the-eye-with-palestinian-flag-during-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>jabbed<\/a> in the eye with a Palestinian flag.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Columbia University\u2019s Office of Public Affairs for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students who trespassed and vandalized Columbia University&#8217;s Hamilton Hall risk expulsion. University spokesman Ben Chang warned of consequences for misconduct, including property damage, door\/window breakage, and obstruction of entrances. 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