Following a deadline set by Columbia University, students occupying an encampment on campus were required to vacate the premises. The encampment, initially established as a protest against the university’s investments and policies, had been a focal point of activism for weeks. However, the university administration deemed it necessary to enforce the deadline, citing safety concerns and the need to restore normalcy to campus operations. As the deadline passed, some students chose to comply and dismantle the encampment, while others remained defiant, vowing to continue their protest. Tensions between the administration and student activists escalated in the days leading up to the deadline, with both sides entrenched in their positions.
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