{"id":2234043,"date":"2024-04-30T19:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T23:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberation-education-student-intifada-and-masked-guards-heres-what-columbias-hamilton-hall-looks-like-hours-after-takeover\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T19:15:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T23:15:07","slug":"liberation-education-student-intifada-and-masked-guards-heres-what-columbias-hamilton-hall-looks-like-hours-after-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberation-education-student-intifada-and-masked-guards-heres-what-columbias-hamilton-hall-looks-like-hours-after-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia&#8217;s Hamilton Hall After Takeover: A Glimpse of &#8216;Liberation Education&#8217; and &#8216;Student Intifada"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fliberation-education-student-intifada-and-masked-guards-heres-what-columbias-hamilton-hall-looks-like-hours-after-takeover%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=2234043&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>In Manhattan, Columbia University&#8217;s Hamilton Hall was overrun by student activists who barricaded themselves inside.\u2063 The number of protesters remains uncertain. Demonstrators hung banners, chanting slogans, and engaged in\u200b a standoff with authorities. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-scales-back-bias-response-teams-after-legal-challenge\/\" title=\"College Scales Back \u2018Bias Response\u2019 Teams After Legal Challenge\">disciplinary actions<\/a> and campus regulations, the occupation persists as a challenge to the university&#8217;s policies. Columbia University&#8217;s Hamilton Hall in Manhattan was seized by student activists who barricaded themselves inside. The\u200c exact number of\u2064 protesters is unknown. They displayed banners, voiced \u2062slogans, and confronted authorities. The ongoing occupation defies\u200c disciplinary measures and\u200c campus rules, posing\u2063 a direct challenge to \u2064the university&#8217;s policies.  <\/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><span>MANHATTAN\u2014The student takeover of Columbia University&#8217;s Hamilton Hall continued into Tuesday afternoon, hours after protesters stormed the building and barricaded its entrance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While the exact number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-identified-in-brooklyn-subway-mass-shooting\/\" title=\"Suspect Identified in Brooklyn Subway Mass Shooting\">students inside<\/a> is unknown, Columbia communications head Ben Chang said &#8220;dozens&#8221; are occupying the hall, while a student protest leader put the number at 60 during a Tuesday afternoon press conference. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Those inside Hamilton Hall spent time Tuesday hanging new banners from the building&#8217;s windows, which read &#8220;Liberation Education&#8221; and &#8220;Student Intifada.&#8221; At one point in the afternoon, an occupant accessed the building&#8217;s roof and waved a Palestinian flag.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New &#8216;Student Intifada&#8221; banner out of Hamilton. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQmwgH0445\">pic.twitter.com\/VQmwgH0445<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785391642536563196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Outside of the hall, student protesters used a pulley system to send supplies into the building through a window. They also set up a miniature encampment outside of the building&#8217;s steps. Tables, chairs, and metal barriers used to block the building&#8217;s entrances remained in place. In front of those barriers, masked guards kept watch, using keffiyehs and umbrellas to shield their faces. Not far away, at the original encampment erected on the school&#8217;s lawn, protesters huddled to discuss strategy. They also congregated at the campus gates, chanting, &#8220;There is only one solution, intifada revolution.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New mini-encampment in front of Hamilton <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yUMYDpUspS\">pic.twitter.com\/yUMYDpUspS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785389217847116079?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\">Protestors have thrown chairs out the windows of Hamilton. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SglasjZ1y1\">pic.twitter.com\/SglasjZ1y1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785390015163351437?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\">Protestors blocking the second entrance of Hamilton Hall.<\/p>\n<p>They are very camera shy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xuyre1UmfC\">pic.twitter.com\/xuyre1UmfC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785392277856125346?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\">Meeting at the original encampment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lFcA15P3PV\">pic.twitter.com\/lFcA15P3PV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785390702223827093?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;There is only one solution. Intifada revolution.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iJqTNkngih\">pic.twitter.com\/iJqTNkngih<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785394110138118247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s unclear what Columbia president Minouche Shafik plans to do to end the occupation. On Monday, the school <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-encampment-lives-on-after-another-deadline-from-president-shafik-passes\/\"><span>began suspending<\/span><\/a><span>  students who refused to leave the original encampment following a 2 p.m. deadline from Shafik to &#8220;voluntarily disperse.&#8221; One day later, after the storming of Hamilton Hall, Chang <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/communications.news.columbia.edu\/news\/campus-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>said<\/span><\/a>,<span> &#8220;students occupying the building face expulsion.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Disciplinary proceedings, however, have largely failed to push protesters off campus. Suspended students who are technically not authorized to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/columbia-university-temporarily-shuts-down-due-to-protests\/\" title=\"Columbia University closes temporarily amid protests.\">access campus<\/a> without prior approval have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-encampment-lives-on-after-another-deadline-from-president-shafik-passes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>participated<\/span><\/a><span>  in the protest\u2014and, in some cases, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/he-refused-to-leave-columbia-when-he-was-suspended-two-weeks-later-hes-still-there-and-leading-the-protests-roiling-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>helped lead it<\/span><\/a><span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Students who stormed Hamilton Hall, meanwhile, said they would &#8220;not move until Columbia meets every one of our demands.&#8221; Hours before the takeover, student leaders held a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-encampment-lives-on-after-another-deadline-from-president-shafik-passes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/collusion-cuomo-adviser-bragged-that-msnbc-host-was-saying-my-spin-live\/\" title=\"COLLUSION: Cuomo Adviser Bragged That MSNBC Host Was \u2018Saying My Spin Live\u2019\">defiant press conference<\/a><\/span><\/a><span>, during which they mocked Shafik&#8217;s deadline and pledged to remain on campus unless removed &#8220;by force.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;We will not be moved unless by force,&#8221; they said. &#8220;We do not abide by university pressure.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;We will not move until Columbia meets every one of our demands.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eUQOqzRoLo\">pic.twitter.com\/eUQOqzRoLo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785186532447441399?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;We will not be moved unless by force&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NIRigTPZlE\">pic.twitter.com\/NIRigTPZlE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785023101614350607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Still, Shafik has refused to bring New York City police back to campus\u2014including during the overnight takeover of Hamilton Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the chaos unfolded\u2014some masked individuals used hammers to break doors and windows, while others pushed, grabbed, and accosted those who attempted to impede the takeover\u2014several students called the police. But law enforcement never arrived. After the dust settled, the New York Police Department <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-encampment-lives-on-after-another-deadline-from-president-shafik-passes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>revealed<\/span><\/a><span>  why: Shafik &#8220;did not want the NYPD to enter and make arrests or charge any individuals,&#8221; a spokesman told NBC News.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is absolutely no police anywhere despite several 911 calls from students <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n57YGNFtGN\">pic.twitter.com\/n57YGNFtGN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785194766658884065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Shafik on Friday said bringing police to campus &#8220;at this time would be counterproductive.&#8221; Chang reiterated that statement in an email sent to the <\/span><i><span>Washington Free Beacon <\/span><\/i><span>shortly after Shafik&#8217;s Monday 2 p.m. deadline to vacate the encampment passed. He did not respond to a request for comment on whether Shafik&#8217;s calculation has changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In addition to the student protesters, faculty members flocked to the encampment Monday to help protect those inside. They remained overnight and watched on as students stormed Hamilton Hall. It is unclear whether they will face disciplinary action.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Columbia faculty out in support for violent protesters. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W3svXgcuaz\">pic.twitter.com\/W3svXgcuaz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785213524542665136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The <\/span><i><span>Free Beacon <\/span><\/i><span>was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-students-storm-university-building-and-hoist-banner-calling-for-intifada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>on campus overnight<\/span><\/a><span>  as the Hamilton Hall takeover occurred. By 9 a.m. Tuesday, Columbia officials <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-suspends-media-access-to-campus-as-a-safety-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>suspended<\/span><\/a><span>  media access to campus<\/span><span>  &#8220;as a safety measure.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hours later, the school announced a limited &#8220;press pool&#8221; and allowed the <\/span><i><span>Free Beacon <\/span><\/i><span>to regain campus access. The school&#8217;s communications team has not yet decided its press plan for Wednesday, a university spokesman said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Manhattan, student activists at Columbia&#8217;s Hamilton Hall prolonged their occupation into Tuesday. Following a forceful entry and barricading, the exact number of occupants remains unclear. 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