In Manhattan's Morningside Heights, pro-Palestinian demonstrators forcibly entered Barnard College, resulting in violence and a lengthy sit-in. The protest derived from previous disciplinary actions against students who disrupted a class on Israel while distributing antisemitic materials. Barnard College's administration, including President Laura Rosenbury, deemed the demonstrations unacceptable, issuing deadlines for protestor disbandment while facing backlash over earlier leniency. Despite police presence, no arrests were made, highlighting challenges in managing campus unrest surrounding sensitive geopolitical issues.
On Wednesday afternoon, dozens of masked demonstrators forced their way into Barnard College's Milbank Hall, pushing past an employee so forcefully that he wound up in the hospital.
At Barnard, the demonstrators demanded to see Leslie Grinage, a dean, who agreed to a meeting on the condition that students unmask themselves and show their IDs.
Laura Rosenbury, Barnard's president, called the sit-in completely unacceptable in a statement; after the expulsions for the classroom disruption, she had vowed decisive action to protect our community.
Some then marched out the front door banging a drum. The police, who were present on the campus, did not arrest them.
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