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March 6, 2025

Police Arrest 9 Protesters as Barnard Students Occupy and Rename Bldg in Honor of Gaza Doctor
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Here in New York, police officers in riot gear arrested nine people at
Barnard College Wednesday after student protesters occupied the school's
main library to demand administrators divest from the Israeli economy
and grant amnesty to three students expelled for joining pro-Palestinian
protests on campus. The students declared Barnard's Milstein Center the
"Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Liberated Zone." The arrests came after Barnard
reported a bomb threat at the library; protesters said the threat was
"manufactured" by Barnard administrators and pointed out that police
brought zip-tied students back inside the library even as the bomb
threat remained active. No other buildings were evacuated.


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