Late Tuesday night, dozens of protestors sieged Hamilton Hallthe iconic site of numerous student occupations over the course of historyand unfurled a banner to reveal the building's new name by protestors: Hind's Hall.
The student takeover is part of ongoing pressure to have Columbia divest, or remove investment funds, from companies that have business ties, or profit from their relationship with Israel.
The actions are also a show of support for the Palestinian people in Gaza who have been living in a warzone since Hamas kidnapped more than 200 hostages and killed around 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7.
Aniko Bodroghkozy spoke with TIME about how recent protests compare to other moments in Columbia's history some 40 and 56 years back.
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