{"id":2234181,"date":"2024-04-30T22:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T02:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-sweep-columbias-campus-arrest-students-who-seized-university-building\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T23:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T03:03:55","slug":"police-sweep-columbias-campus-arrest-students-who-seized-university-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-sweep-columbias-campus-arrest-students-who-seized-university-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Police conduct sweep at Columbia University campus and apprehend students involved in seizing university building"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fpolice-sweep-columbias-campus-arrest-students-who-seized-university-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=2234181&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>Police entered Columbia University in Manhattan to arrest students who took over a building after President Minouche Shafik delayed involving the police. New York City officers\u200d with riot gear established a\u200b perimeter as protesters chanted. The students, part of groups supporting \u2062Gaza, were escorted off \u2063campus with zip ties. Charges including burglary and\u2064 trespassing \u2063could be faced by those involved.  <\/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>&#8216;IT IS TIME TO ESCALATE,&#8217; student group wrote as cops approached campus<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tPolice enter Hamilton Hall. (Kena Betancur\/AFP\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>MANHATTAN\u2014New York City police officers entered Columbia University on Tuesday night to arrest students who seized a school building, a move that came after president Minouche Shafik declined for days to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-vermont-city-cut-the-police-budget-now-people-wont-speak-out-for-fear-of-being-called-a-racist\/\" title=\"A Vermont City Cut The Police Budget. Now People Won\u2019t Speak Out For Fear Of Being Called A \u2018Racist.\u2019\">bring police<\/a> to campus as unsanctioned protesters refused to leave their &#8220;Gaza Solidarity&#8221; encampment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Police established a perimeter near Columbia&#8217;s campus around 7:30 p.m. as a group of officers in riot gear moved toward the entrance. They carried batons and zip ties. Protesters outside the gates chanted, &#8220;NYPD! KKK!&#8221; The school issued a &#8220;shelter in place&#8221; alert.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Streets have been blocked off, but anti-Israel protesters are still out here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DL5seo7jzI\">pic.twitter.com\/DL5seo7jzI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785464337525579827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hu\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;NYPD. KKK.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dmGhd2gxxV\">pic.twitter.com\/dmGhd2gxxV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785464789545705527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>On campus, keffiyeh-clad students responded by forming a human chain around Hamilton Hall, which was occupied by <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/liberation-education-student-intifada-and-masked-guards-heres-what-columbias-hamilton-hall-looks-like-hours-after-takeover\/\">dozens of students<\/a>. Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, one of the groups behind the encampment, posted a photo of police vans approaching campus under the caption, &#8220;NYPD is the real occupying force. ALL OUT TO COLUMBIA! DEFEND THE ENCAMPMENTS! FROM THE WALLS TO THE GATES, IT IS TIME TO ESCALATE.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Imminent NYPD arrests<\/p>\n<p>Columbia SJP says &#8216;IT IS TIME TO ESCALATE!&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreeBeacon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FreeBeacon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1bU9DMJnVj\">pic.twitter.com\/1bU9DMJnVj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785459742946566358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sweep is imminent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rbAPHVBqzh\">pic.twitter.com\/rbAPHVBqzh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785471096914874774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Police entered campus just past 9 p.m. Some officers searched the encampment while others entered Hamilton Hall <\/span><span>through the second-floor windows.<\/span><span> They entered the hall around 9:30 p.m. and began escorting students off campus using zip ties. Many were sent off in buses.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hundreds of NYPD officers are marching in. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pJsV6FSUg0\">pic.twitter.com\/pJsV6FSUg0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785476051399057918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buses are moving in. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jo8u9Phkmk\">pic.twitter.com\/jo8u9Phkmk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica Costescu (@JessicaCostescu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JessicaCostescu\/status\/1785476993250664536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s unclear how many students and other participants were arrested. Those who occupied Hamilton Hall could face burglary, criminal mischief, and trespassing charges, according to New York City police commissioner Edward Caban. Members of the unauthorized &#8220;Gaza Solidarity&#8221; encampment on the campus lawn could face trespassing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorism-homicide-prosecutors-brought-in-to-try-capitol-riot-defendants-for-crimes-like-trespassing\/\" title=\"Terrorism, Homicide Prosecutors Brought In To Try Capitol Riot Defendants For Crimes Like Trespassing\">disorderly conduct charges<\/a>, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Columbia president Minouche Shafik for days declined to bring police to campus after doing so on April 18, one day after both her testimony to Congress on campus anti-Semitism and the &#8220;Gaza Solidarity&#8221; encampment&#8217;s formation. Students quickly reconstructed the encampment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Shafik then set <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-president-shafik-extends-deadline-to-clear-encampment-12-am-8-am-48-hours\/\"><span>four<\/span><\/a><span>  different <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-encampment-lives-on-after-another-deadline-from-president-shafik-passes\/\"><span>deadlines<\/span><\/a><span>  for students to clear the encampment, the last of which came after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-swear-in-jurors-for-fiery-but-short-lived-mayorkas-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Senate to swear in jurors for brief and intense Mayorkas impeachment trial\">spent days negotiating<\/a> with protesters\u2014only to come to no agreement and ask them to &#8220;voluntarily disperse.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>All of the deadlines were ignored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Then, on Monday, the school began suspending students who refused to leave the encampment. Protesters responded by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/columbia-students-storm-university-building-and-hoist-banner-calling-for-intifada\/\"><span>storming Hamilton Hall<\/span><\/a><span>  overnight, using a hammer to smash glass doors and tables and chairs to barricade the entrance. They also pushed and grabbed those who tried to block the takeover or film the chaos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some faculty members who flocked to the encampment to support students watched on. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Students on campus during the takeover called police, but law enforcement never arrived, as Shafik did not want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-marine-goes-off-on-dc-police-after-they-mace-stop-the-steal-protesters-we-had-your-fing-back-but-we-aint-got-your-back-no-more\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump Marine Goes Off on DC Police After They Mace Stop the Steal Protesters, \u2018We Had Your F***ing Back, But We Ain\u2019t Got Your Back No More!\u2019\">make arrests<\/a>, an NYPD spokesperson said. Columbia later said Hamilton Hall occupants &#8220;face expulsion.&#8221; Still, students remained inside until police entered campus Tuesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A Columbia spokesman issued a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/communications.news.columbia.edu\/news\/campus-updates\"><span>statement <\/span><\/a><span>around 9:30 p.m., saying the school&#8217;s &#8220;leadership team&#8221; met &#8220;throughout the night and into the early morning \u2026 to determine the best plan to protect our students and the entire Columbia community.&#8221;<\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;We made the decision, early in the morning, that this was a law enforcement matter, and that the NYPD were best positioned to determine and execute an appropriate response,&#8221; the spokesman said. &#8220;The decision to reach out to the NYPD was in response to the actions of the protesters, not the cause they are championing.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Classes at Columbia ended Monday, and final examinations begin Friday. Commencement is roughly two weeks away and will take place on May 15. University officials will continue to provide updates &#8220;on access to campus buildings&#8221; through &#8220;the next few days,&#8221; according to the spokesman.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As cops approached Columbia&#8217;s campus, a student group declared, &#8216;IT IS TIME TO ESCALATE.&#8217; New York City police entered Hamilton Hall at Columbia University to arrest students who had taken over the building. 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