May 01 PHOTOS: May Day protests mark turbulent times By Mehmet Guzel, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with protests Wednesday over the pressure of rising prices and calls for greater labor rights. Pro-Palestinian sentiments were also on display. Continue reading
May 01 NYC Mayor Adams: ‘Outside agitators’ were part of campus protests By Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in an appearance on on “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday that police had identified organizations and individuals who weren’t university students, but professional agitators. Continue reading
May 01 Police step in to separate fighting protesters at UCLA By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz, Joseph B. Frederick, Associated Press Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school while inspiring others. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 3:57 Columbia University protest escalates with students occupying building on campus By Geoff Bennett Protests took a dramatic turn at Columbia University overnight when some pro-Palestinian students occupied a building on campus. In California, police arrested 25 protesters at California State Polytechnic University who had taken over a building for about a week and… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 9:42 Student journalists discuss covering the campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Ethan Dodd, Leila Jackson Student protests over Israel’s war in Gaza and U.S. involvement continue across campuses nationwide. Even as the school year comes to an end, administrators are struggling with how to respond. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Spencer Friedland of the Emory… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 6:22 Why many universities are rejecting protester calls for divestment from Israel By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris A key issue at these college protests against the war in Gaza is the demand for schools to divest from Israel. Monday, we heard a perspective arguing how universities can do that more readily. Now, Geoff Bennett has a different… Continue watching
Apr 29 WATCH: Israel-Hamas war protesters defy Columbia University’s deadline to disband camp or face suspension By Cedar Attanasio, Jake Offenhartz, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Students and others nationwide have been sparring over the Israel-Hamas war and its mounting death toll. Many students are demanding their universities cut financial ties with Israel. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 3:05 News Wrap: Hamas releases video of two hostages, including Israeli-American In our news wrap Sunday, Hamas released video of two hostages as efforts around a cease-fire deal with Israel intensify, protestors rallied against the Israel-Hamas war outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, tornadoes killed at least four people in Oklahoma,… Continue watching
Apr 28 Anti-war protesters dig in on campuses across the U.S. as universities, police take action By Carolyn Thompson, Michael Casey, Associated Press Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war woke up in tents at college campuses nationwide Sunday morning planning more protests demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies accused of enabling the conflict. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 11:00 How college protests against war in Gaza compare to demonstrations of the past By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas, Shoshana Dubnow As protests of Israel’s war in Gaza spread to campuses across the country, some see parallels between today’s demonstrations and college protests of the past. Amna Nawaz discussed that with University of Texas history professor Steven Mintz and professor and… Continue watching