More than 100 NYU antiwar protesters arrested; Calif. students form barricade
More than 100 protesters were arrested at New York University on Monday night, the New York Police Department said, as students demonstrating against the Israel-Gaza war continued to be met by police across the United States. University campuses across the country have seen a surge in antiwar demonstrations in recent days, including students moving into tents in protest encampments. Some of these were cleared by police who had been called in at the request of the institutions, including at the University of Minnesota early Tuesday, where nine were arrested. The NYU and Minnesota arrests follow similar scenes at Columbia University on Thursday and Yale University on Monday morning. Late Monday, students barricaded themselves inside a building at California State Polytechnic University Humboldt. Police arrested 120 protesters on NYU’s campus, a spokesperson for the NYPD deputy commissioner of public information said. The department initially reported 133 arrests to The Washington Post before revising the number down, citing the fluidity of the situation. Not everyone present at the encampment was arrested, with some released and some receiving a criminal court summons, the spokesperson said. At Columbia University, where the latest wave of campus unrest began, the university sent an email to staff and students on Monday requiring many classes at its Morningside main campus to be hybrid where possible for the rest of the semester. “Safety is our highest priority as we strive to support our students’ learning and all the required academic operations,” the university added in the email, seen by The Post. College leaders are facing intense scrutiny over whether they are doing enough to protect students, faculty and staff against alleged antisemitism and other bias since the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack and subsequent conflict — even as they confront scathing criticism from those who say they are denying students’ right to speak out and censoring political protests.
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