In Texas and California, police clashed with student protestors, and new camps appeared at other universities as administrators tried to diffuse an increasingly violent wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Additionally, House Speaker Mike Johnson encountered hostility on Wednesday at New York's Columbia University. The developments broken down by campus are as follows:
The AP notes that dozens of state troopers and police officers set up a line at the University of Texas in Austin to stop students from marching across campus. As a result, they got into a fight with demonstrators and took several prisoners.
The demonstrators said that they would walk off campus and march to the main lawn, where students would take over and hold activities. However, the institution said that it would "not tolerate disruptions" of the kind that occur on other campuses. It took a while for officials to ascertain the number of arrests.
After the removal of numerous tents at the University of Southern California, there was a series of events where demonstrators and police engaged in a tug-of-war over the tents. At one point, USC police detained an individual and placed him in a vehicle. Eventually, due to the surrounding mob's uproar, the police released the man as onlookers shouted, "Let him go!"
Harvard University took precautionary measures by securing most gates to Harvard Yard before Monday's sessions to prevent protests. Only individuals with valid school credentials were permitted entry. Despite this, following a demonstration protesting the university's suspension of the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee, demonstrators set up a camp on Wednesday, comprising fourteen tents.
On Monday, at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, students barricaded a campus building using furniture, tents, chains, and zip ties. Video footage shows the protesters defiantly chanting, "We are not afraid of you!" just moments before police in riot gear advanced towards them. The university officials announced that classes will remain online and closed the campus for the upcoming weekend. In a statement released on Tuesday, they reported the arrest of three students and the occupation of a second facility by students.
On Tuesday, around eighty students and attendees congregated in a bustling courtyard at Emerson College in downtown Boston. The following day, college representatives informed the students that certain demonstrators were violating local laws and would face immediate repercussions. After receiving credible reports of demonstrators partaking in "targeted harassment and intimidation of Jewish supporters of Israel," campus police initiated escort services for the students.
This week at New York University, the student-run campground saw a surge in the number of demonstrators, with hundreds joining in. As reported by the AP, on Wednesday, the police confirmed that 133 demonstrators had been held briefly and subsequently released with summonses, following accusations of disruptive conduct.
The University of Michigan witnessed a surge in the encampment at the heart of the Ann Arbor campus on Tuesday, with the number of tents reaching around forty. Upon their arrival, nearly all students had been provided with masks. The protesting students, hesitant to disclose their identities to journalists, expressed concerns about potential retaliation from the institution.
Yale University: Police said they had taken 48 demonstrators into custody after they on Monday refused to disperse from their tent in the middle of the campus plaza.
University of California, Berkeley: As of Tuesday, protestors had erected around thirty tents.
During a Wednesday afternoon at Columbia University, a Republican congressional delegation led by House Speaker Mike Johnson faced shouts and pro-Palestinian chants. Addressing the audience, Johnson vowed that Congress would not remain silent while Jewish students live in fear, forced to run for safety and skip classes.
The AP notes that dozens of state troopers and police officers set up a line at the University of Texas in Austin to stop students from marching across campus. As a result, they got into a fight with demonstrators and took several prisoners.
The demonstrators said that they would walk off campus and march to the main lawn, where students would take over and hold activities. However, the institution said that it would "not tolerate disruptions" of the kind that occur on other campuses. It took a while for officials to ascertain the number of arrests.
After the removal of numerous tents at the University of Southern California, there was a series of events where demonstrators and police engaged in a tug-of-war over the tents. At one point, USC police detained an individual and placed him in a vehicle. Eventually, due to the surrounding mob's uproar, the police released the man as onlookers shouted, "Let him go!"
Harvard University took precautionary measures by securing most gates to Harvard Yard before Monday's sessions to prevent protests. Only individuals with valid school credentials were permitted entry. Despite this, following a demonstration protesting the university's suspension of the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee, demonstrators set up a camp on Wednesday, comprising fourteen tents.
On Monday, at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, students barricaded a campus building using furniture, tents, chains, and zip ties. Video footage shows the protesters defiantly chanting, "We are not afraid of you!" just moments before police in riot gear advanced towards them. The university officials announced that classes will remain online and closed the campus for the upcoming weekend. In a statement released on Tuesday, they reported the arrest of three students and the occupation of a second facility by students.
On Tuesday, around eighty students and attendees congregated in a bustling courtyard at Emerson College in downtown Boston. The following day, college representatives informed the students that certain demonstrators were violating local laws and would face immediate repercussions. After receiving credible reports of demonstrators partaking in "targeted harassment and intimidation of Jewish supporters of Israel," campus police initiated escort services for the students.
This week at New York University, the student-run campground saw a surge in the number of demonstrators, with hundreds joining in. As reported by the AP, on Wednesday, the police confirmed that 133 demonstrators had been held briefly and subsequently released with summonses, following accusations of disruptive conduct.
The University of Michigan witnessed a surge in the encampment at the heart of the Ann Arbor campus on Tuesday, with the number of tents reaching around forty. Upon their arrival, nearly all students had been provided with masks. The protesting students, hesitant to disclose their identities to journalists, expressed concerns about potential retaliation from the institution.
Yale University: Police said they had taken 48 demonstrators into custody after they on Monday refused to disperse from their tent in the middle of the campus plaza.
University of California, Berkeley: As of Tuesday, protestors had erected around thirty tents.
During a Wednesday afternoon at Columbia University, a Republican congressional delegation led by House Speaker Mike Johnson faced shouts and pro-Palestinian chants. Addressing the audience, Johnson vowed that Congress would not remain silent while Jewish students live in fear, forced to run for safety and skip classes.
