Column the Crackdown on Student Protesters Shows Exactly Why We Need Them
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Crackdowns on campus protests over war in Gaza continue
There was another crackdown on a protest over the war in Gaza Thursday night as police cleared an occupied library at Oregon's Portland State University. New video shows damage and graffiti inside the building. According to the Associated Press, ...CBS News - Top stories -
Column: Fears about 'Ozempic babies' show how woeful U.S. women's healthcare really is
Just as women's reproductive rights are being restricted, a flurry of troubling reports about 'Ozempic babies,' egg freezing and more underscore the male bias in our healthcare system.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
More than 2,000 arrests reported as campus protest crackdowns continue
Police have broken up protest encampments at two more New York schools. Meanwhile, a second camp has been set up at the University of Wisconsin after the first was cleared.NBC News - Politics -
I remember the 1960s crackdowns against war protesters. This is a repeat | Robert Reich
The mistakes made at one point in time have an eerie way of re-emerging as memories fade. Get Robert Reich’s latest columns delivered straight to your inboxI’ve been spending the last several weeks trying to find out what’s really going on with ...The Guardian - World -
We Columbia University students urge you to listen to our voices | Columbia College Student Council
Please, listen to us – not political figures, radical fringes and misguided media. On Tuesday night, we watched in horror as hundreds of riot police flooded our beloved campus and brutalized our classmates. The next day, students awoke with ...The Guardian - World -
Student protests threaten to overshadow commencements
Pro-Palestinian student activists have one last opportunity to make a big impact before campuses are barren for the summer: commencement. Tens of thousands of families and friends will flock to campuses across the country starting this weekend ...The Hill - Politics -
Tempted to sell your retirement-account stocks in May? So are we — but here’s why we don’t.
Stocks generally produce most of their returns during the six months of the year from Nov. 1 to April 30.MarketWatch - Business -
We need to make a housing decision fast, and the only place to get the funds is our retirement savings
A couple needs to make a housing decision fast, and the only place to get the funds is their retirement savings.MarketWatch - Business -
Trinity College Dublin's students' union fined €214k over protests
TCD issues fine over loss of income as a result of recent blockades of a tourist attraction.BBC News - Top stories - College Football -
How students are using Sidechat for college protests
Sidechat, an app launched in 2022 where students can post anonymously about their colleges, is becoming a tool for those choosing to protest at U.S. campuses. Amanda Silberling, a senior culture writer for TechCrunch, joins CBS News with more ...CBS News - Top stories -
Book of Kells blocked by benches in student protest
Dozens of students camped out in protest against the university's response to the war in Gaza.BBC News - Top stories -
Student protesters interrupt University of Michigan commencement
With some demonstrating in solidarity with Gaza and others with Israel, students waved flags and chanted slogans. Students demonstrating in solidarity with Gaza waved Palestinian flags and keffiyehs and chanted anti-war slogans during the ...The Guardian - World -
Wisconsin police fatally shot student after he pointed pellet rifle at them, state DOJ says
Police in Wisconsin fatally shot a student who had pointed a pellet rifle in their direction outside a middle school, according to the state's Department of Justice.CBS News - Top stories -
Did we really expect Tory MPs who fought for voter ID rules to follow them? Don’t be ridiculous | Marina Hyde
We seem to have reached the stage where Sunak’s MPs seek empathy for their inability to comply with their own policies. Are you, like me, struggling to get a handle on the current government’s approach to empathy? It increasingly seems to be a ...The Guardian - World -
Students Are Customers: Why Your Business Should Pay Attention to the Divestment Movement
A generation of activists have shown they will weaponize their wallets. Here's what you need to know about divestment.Inc. - Business -
We pay a lot more for a lot less and people know it. That’s why Sunak’s Tories were thrashed in these elections | John Harris
Come to Thurrock, where the Tory council went bankrupt, services are depleted and costs are up. People feel victims of a terrible injustice. Late last Monday, I got home from a long day of political reporting to find a political leaflet produced ...The Guardian - World -
Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Spread to Australia, France, U.K. and Elsewhere
Student activists in Australia, Britain, France and elsewhere are challenging their universities’ stances on the war in Gaza and ties to Israel.The New York Times - World - United Kingdom -
Fetterman mocks students protesting on college campuses over Houthi offer
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) mocked the students protesting on college campuses after a report was released stating a Houthi-run university in Yemen will offer slots to those suspended at U.S. universities. “If a homicidal, Iranian-funded, ...The Hill - Politics -
Campus Protests Over Gaza Spotlight the Work of Student Journalists
Columbia University’s radio station and other student-led news outlets have provided some of the most detailed coverage of the turmoil engulfing university campuses.The New York Times - Business -
Columbia student protest organizer describes a police raid on campus
Columbia students were suspended after their arrests at the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” a tactic colleges across the country have also employed.ABC News - Top stories -
Activist Groups Trained Students for Months Before Campus Protests
The political tactics underlying some of the demonstrations were the result of months of training, planning and encouragement by longtime activists and left-wing groups.The Wall Street Journal - World -
May 4, 2024 - Campus protest updates
Some colleges have canceled or modified graduation ceremonies as more than 2,000 people have been arrested on campuses since April 18, as pro-Palestinian protests ripples across the US.CNN - Top stories -
Inside Columbia's Tumultuous Protests, as Told by Student Radio Journalists
WKCR’s 19-person team, some of the few journalists to remain on campus, went from jazz to on-the-ground news coverage.The Wall Street Journal - World -
From Free Speech to Free Palestine: Six Decades of Student Protest
The protests against Israel’s war in Gaza are merely the latest in a tradition of student-led, left-leaning activism dating back at least to the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War protests of the 1960s.The New York Times - Top stories -
Baby Boomer Professors Join Student Protests, Risking Arrest and Violence
Faculty are taking to the front lines at universities, often in support of students’ right to protest.The Wall Street Journal - World