Columbia University requests police presence on campus until May 17

STORY: Columbia University requests police presence on campus until May 17 SHOOTING TIME: April 30, 2024 DATELINE: May 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of police officers outside Columbia University 2. various of protesters 3. various of arrested protesters in bus 4. various of protesters being arrested STORYLINE: Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Tuesday requested the presence of New York Police Department (NYPD) officers through at least May 17, two days after the university's commencement. The measure aims to "maintain order and ensure encampments are not reestablished," Shafik said in a letter to the NYPD regarding the "unrest" on Columbia University's campus. The negotiations between university administrators and student protesters reached an impasse on Sunday, she said. On Tuesday night, nearly 100 protesters were arrested by the NYPD, who were called in to clear Hamilton Hall occupied by protesters in the earl

Columbia University classes go remote as U.S. campuses divided over Israel-Hamas conflict

STORY: Columbia University classes go remote as U.S. campuses divided over Israel-Hamas conflict SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAX, Alumnus of Columbia University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROSS, New York resident 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CARL DIX, Representative of the Revolutionary Communist Party 4. various of the protest STORYLINE: Starting on Monday, all classes at Columbia University went virtual due to divisive demonstrations and debates around the Israel-Hamas conflict. In his announcement, University president Minouche Shafik urged relevant parties to "sit down and talk and argue and find ways to compromise on solutions." Shafik sent a letter to the New York Police Department (NYPD) on April 18, requesting that the police help remove individuals who had occupied the South Lawn of the university's Morningside Heights campus a day earlier. The students with "Gaza Solidarity Enc