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Wednesday, May 15

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Columbia president 'sorry' for canceled commencement amid anti-Israel protests, now faces 'hard questions'

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Columbia University President Minouche Shafik acknowledged the “strain" that the anti-Israel protests put on its community, including its Jewish members.

Stella Damasus & Jaiye Aboderin’s Daughter Angelica Graduates from Columbia University

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Congratulations are in order for Nollywood actress Stella Damasus as her daughter, Angelica Aboderin, has graduated from Columbia University. The proud mom took to her Instagram page to celebrate Angelica’s achievement, which comes with an…

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Microphone cuts off during Columbia grad’s anti-Israel commencement speech rant

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A Columbia University student’s microphone appears to have been cut off just moments after she started delivering an anti-Israel commencement speech rant. Saham David Ahmed Ali tore into the Ivy League school as she delivered the class…

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Columbia’s Minouche Shafik & other college chiefs must refocus on their core mission: education

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Columbia University President Minouche Shafik says university leaders across the country need to do some “serious soul searching.”

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Tuesday, May 14

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Former University of Missouri frat member pleads guilty in hazing that caused brain damage

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A former member of a University of Missouri fraternity has pleaded guilty in the hazing of…

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Columbia University’s Minouche Shafik showed her true colors when she voted on campus free speech

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Shafik had a chance to strike a blow for free speech at English universities in the country's House of Lords — and failed.

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Monday, May 13

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Zip-Tie-Wearing Columbia Grad Rips Up Diploma on Commencement Stage

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A Columbia University graduate continued to protest against the war in Gaza at their master’s degree commencement ceremony on Friday, ripping up her diploma the moment she was handed it.

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Columbia University student in handcuffs rips up diploma on commencement stage in act of protest

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A graduate of Columbia University wore zip-tie handcuffs and tore up her diploma on stage in an act of protest during one of the school's commencement ceremonies.

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Columbia University students RIP UP diplomas on stage during commencement while wearing zip ties and holding Palestine flags

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The fighting spirit was strong at Friday's commencement, which came on the heels of weeks of clashes between pro-Palestine protestors, administrators and law enforcement.

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Grads from Columbia School of Social Work wear zip tie handcuffs at commencement ceremony

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Defiant Columbia University graduates wore zip-tie handcuffs, brandished pro-Palestinian signs and even went as far as tearing up a diploma on stage during the Ivy League’s first commencement ceremonies. The protesting students were caught…

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I am a Jewish student at Columbia. Don’t believe what you’re being told about ‘campus antisemitism’

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(NaturalNews) “Reprehensible and dangerous.” “Terrorist sympathizers.” “It’s not 1938 Berlin. It’s 2024, Columbia University, NYC.”(Article by.…

Sunday, May 12

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Revolutionary manifesto tying Columbia’s pro-terror protests to communism is found on campus: ‘Anti-American’

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A hate-fueled revolutionary manifesto that links Columbia University's pro-terror protests to heralded “anti-colonial” movements is circulating at the school, bolstering claims of outside agitators there.

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Nationwide protests ignite as tensions on Columbia campus reveal ‘bunker mentality’

Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia University, was in Washington on April 17 when she logged in to Zoom to convene her deans. Earlier in the day, pro-Palestinian demonstrators had erected a tent encampment on the Manhattan quad.…

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Columbia Janitor Says Anti-Israel Protesters Who Stormed Hamilton Hall Were Armed with Zip Ties and Chains and Left Behind Secret Plans

Columbia University janitor Mario Torres provided one of the most heartwarming videos to come out of the takeover of a building at Columbia University by anti-Israel, pro-Hamas protesters.

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‘Bunker mentality’ at Columbia lit protest spark that spread nationwide

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Decision-making at Columbia University, long a magnet for protests, became centralized and shrouded even to high-level administrators as the crisis intensified.

Saturday, May 11

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Columbia prez Minouche Shafik to skip school’s biggest ceremony for graduating seniors after anti-Israel strife

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Columbia University president Minouche Shafik will skip the Columbia College class day ceremony next week.

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Columbia professor has mic cut after warning university infiltrated by ‘groups who are supporting terrorists’ at faculty meeting

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Since the Hamas' Oct 7 massacre in Israel which left at least 1,200 dead, Columbia University has played host to a myriad of non-students with deep terrorist ties

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Pro-Israel vandals spray paint NYC home of Columbia protester: ‘Never again’

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Pro-Israel vandals took "revenge" on a wealthy Columbia University protester by spray painting his multimillion-dollar Brooklyn home.