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Campus protests spill over into US political sphere
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Campus protests spill over into US political sphere

For the second week running, campus protests continue to dominate headlines. They are starting to spill into the political sphere, especially as efforts to quell demonstrations on college campuses nationwide intensify.

​NYPD officers arrive at Columbia University on April 30, 2024, to clear demonstrators from an occupied hall on campus.
Analysis

Chaos erupts overnight on US campuses. What’s next for student protesters?

Last night, hundreds of NYPD officers entered Columbia University in riot gear, one night after students occupied a building on campus and 13 days after students pitched an encampment that threw kerosene on a student movement against the war in Gaza.

The view Thursday night from inside the Columbia University campus gate at 116th Street and Amsterdam in New York City.​
Analysis

From the inside out: Is Columbia’s campus crisis calming down?

An agreement late Thursday night to continue talking, disagreeing, and protesting – without divesting or policing – came in stark contrast to the images of hundreds of students and professors being arrested on several other US college campuses on Thursday.

Flags from across the divide wave in the air over protests at Columbia University on Thursday, April 25, 2024.
Analysis

Slogans of war

Of the many complex, painful issues contributing to the tension stemming from the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre and the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza, dividing groups into two basic camps, pro-Israel and pro-Palestine, is only making this worse. GZERO Publisher Evan Solomon explains the need to solve this category problem.

Crisis at Columbia: Protests and arrests bring chaos to campus
US & Canada

Crisis at Columbia: Protests and arrests bring chaos to campus

The growing demonstrations, and the threat of further arrests, have only worked to inflame tensions – so much so that the only thing all sides agree on is that the campus is unraveling into distrust, dysfunction, and fear.

Thousands protest Israel's war against Hamas in front of the monument to Sir George-Etienne Cartier in Montreal, carrying placards calling out Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau for their support of Israel.
GZERO North

Biden, Trudeau face Gaza pressure

Tensions in both Canada and the United States are rising as a result of Israel’s war against Hamas, with both Jews and Muslims reporting a rise in hate crimes.