Barnard President Laura Rosenbury wrote to students on Thursday in her first message to the community since the New York Police Department swept Hamilton Hall on Tuesday.
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“who’s someone who follows you that it’s kind of a flex that they follow you”

Columbia’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors called for a vote of no confidence in University President Minouche Shafik and other top University leadership, according to a Thursday news release.
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The past 14 days have been historic for Columbia: protesters pitched tents, organizers led protests and counter-protests, and Columbia saw two mass arrests within two weeks. Spectator outlined the key events of each day of the encampment since April 17.
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When I was looking at the damage at Hamilton Hall this morning, I saw Minouche Shafik walking in, accompanied by four men. I waited until she walked outside again to capture this moment.

Thank you Getty Images News for using my images.

Here's Columbia Journalism School Dean Jelani Cobb's memo to faculty. 'We believe that journalists have a fundamental right to cover the news. Your efforts turned those sentiments into reality.'

CORRECTION: The NYPD arrested 109 at Columbia and a total of 282, including those at City College of New York.

NYPD forced out Columbia Daily Spectator reporters in front of Hamilton and locked the doors to John Jay Hall—where all of our stuff was, including my wallet and driver’s license—to prevent us from re-entering the building.

One officer told us: “It’s the gate, or it’s arrest—you choose.”

The aftermath of the dismantling of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” which was nearing its second week.

I hear campus is awfully quiet now—although I wouldn’t know, as I was one of many student journalists cleared off campus by the NYPD as it was sweeping Hamilton Hall.