"This surge in internet prices without notice has pushed students to their limits, causing them to demand accountability from a government that seems increasingly detached from their struggles."
The atmosphere was far from celebratory as protests and threats arose over The Encampments, highlighting a dangerous intolerance for Palestinian narratives in America.
The demand for an investigation into Columbia University student protesters has raised significant alarm among career prosecutors who see it as politically motivated and legally unsound.
"The hunger strikers say they were inspired by students at Chapman University in Orange, who launched a similar campaign in April. That strike ended after 10 days with no concessions from their university."
The Trump administration's Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism cautiously praised Yale for yanking Yalies4Palestine's status and enforcing campus policies during protests against antisemitism.
Students and instructors have the option for remote learning and excused absences after backlash against returning to classes so soon after the campus shooting.
Rudenstine reflected on the changing nature of student protests, noting, 'In the '60s, student protests were quite violent at times, but they were all mainly concerned with the Vietnam War.' He observed that these protests were generally united in their goals, emphasizing the singular focus on significant issues, which contrasts sharply with today's more diverse motivations.
"Deans and presidents seem more invested in strategizing about how to respond to executive orders and developing contingency plans to cope with funding cuts than in exerting moral leadership and mounting public criticism of attacks on democratic norms and higher education."