Coverage dated February 26, 2025

Protesters temporarily occupy Barnard College building over students' expulsion

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A group of student protesters temporarily occupied a building on the campus of Barnard College, reportedly in opposition to the expulsion of two students who handed out flyers inside a Columbia University lecture.

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  1. FOX 5 New York

    Protesters temporarily occupy Barnard College building over students' expulsion (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    A group of student protesters temporarily occupied a building on the campus of Barnard College, reportedly in opposition to the expulsion of two students who handed out flyers inside a Columbia University lecture.

  2. New York Post

    Pro-Hamas protesters seize control of historic Barnard academic building and assault college employee (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Several dozen keffiyeh-clad anti-Israel protesters took over a building on the Barnard College campus early Wednesday evening to protest the expulsions of two students who stormed a Columbia University class in January and threw around flyers loaded with hateful rhetoric.

  3. UPI

    Barnard College says 1 staffer injured during pro-Palestinian protest (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Barnard College said one of its employees was attacked by pro-Palestinian protesters on Wednesday who were demonstrating the expulsion of two students back in January.

  4. CNN

    Pro-Palestinian student protesters clash with Barnard College staff during sit-in to protest student expulsions (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A small group of pro-Palestinian student demonstrators occupied a building at Barnard College’s Manhattan campus Wednesday, clashing with staff and sending one employee to the hospital.

  5. Fox News

    Anti-Israel protesters allegedly assault employee during building takeover at Barnard College in New York City (opens Fox News)

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    A group of anti-Israel protesters took over a building at Barnard College and assaulted an employee demanding the reinstatement of two students who were expelled from Columbia University.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Pro-Palestinian protesters force their way into Barnard College building, injuring an employee (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Barnard College officials say pro-Palestinian protesters wearing kaffiyeh scarves and masks have pushed their way into Milbank Hall, which houses the offices of the dean, and assaulted a school employee.

  7. Townhall

  8. amNewYork

    Pro-Palestine students take over Barnard College hall, assault staff member in latest campus unrest (opens amNewYork)

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    Pro-Palestine students forced their way into Barnard College’s Milbank Hall on Wednesday and allegedly assaulted a staff member, law enforcement sources

  9. WHDH Boston

    Pro-Palestinian protesters force their way into Barnard College building, injuring an employee - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters wearing kaffiyeh scarves and masks pushed their way into Barnard College’s Milbank Hall, which houses the offices of the

  10. Local News 8

    Group of pro-Palestinian protesters stage sit-in at Barnard College to protest student expulsions (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Emma Tucker and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A small group of protesters demonstrated inside a building at Barnard College’s campus in Manhattan Wednesday in support of two students who were reportedly expelled for disrupting an Israeli history class last month, according to student activists and Barn…

  11. Breitbart News

    Pro-Palestinian Protesters Take Over Building at Barnard College (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Pro-Palestinian protesters took over an academic building at Barnard College in New York, the sister college of Columbia University.

  12. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Pro-Palestinian protesters stage sit-in at Barnard College over expulsions (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Barnard College officials say pro-Palestinian protesters pushed their way into Milbank Hall and assaulted a school employee.

  13. FOX 5 New York

    Barnard College latest: Pro-Palestinian sit-in continues after turning violent (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Pro-Palestinian protesters, wearing kaffiyeh scarves and masks, stormed Manhattan's Barnard College and ultimately injured a school employee, according to the college.

  14. NBC News

    Pro-Palestinian protesters at Barnard College force entry into campus hall and injure employee, school says (opens NBC News)

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    A Pro-Palestinian protest unfolded at Barnard College in New York City on Wednesday, where a small group “forcibly entered” a campus hall and allegedly physically assaulted a school employee, college officials said.

  15. Legal Insurrection

    Masked Anti-Israel Students Take Over Barnard College Building After Expulsion of Two Others (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    "footage of the storming of a Barnard campus building, Milbank Hall, shows droves of keffiyeh-clad student radicals shoving their way into a building entrance"

  16. The Guardian

    Pro-Palestinian students stage sit-in at Barnard College to protest expulsions (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Group storms building with dean’s office over expulsion of two students last month who interrupted a class on Israel

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