A Campus Protest Movement Seeks to Regain Momentum but Faces Hurdles - The New York Times

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations appeared at some U.S. campuses, but new restrictions and a new set of students may slow momentum for the type of mass protests seen in the spring. By Sharon Otterman The 50 or so pro-Palestinian demonstrators picketing outside Columbia University’s main gates on the first day of the semester urged students to boycott classes and handed out fliers accusing Columbia of being complicit in genocide. But the lines to enter campus stretched longer than the picket line. Inside the gates, students lounged in the sun and the university’s new interim president served ice cream. The mass show of support for the demonstrators, which caused Columbia to largely shut down its central campus in the spring, was not yet evident. Even the day’s boldest disruption, the splashing of red paint on Columbia’s iconic statue, Alma Mater, was cleaned up by the university within hours. Some had predicted there would be a new encampment on Day 1, but from the administration’s perspec

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations appeared at some U.S. campuses, but new restrictions and a new set of students may slow momentum for the type of mass protests seen in the spring. By Sharon Otterman The 50 or so pro-Palestinian demonstrators picketing outside Columbia University’s main gates on the first day of the semester urged students to boycott classes and handed out fliers accusing Columbia of being complicit in genocide. But the lines to enter campus stretched longer than the picket line. Inside the gates, students lounged in the sun and the university’s new interim president served ice c