The Week That Student Journalists Put the Mainstream Media to Shame The Week That Student Journalists Put the Mainstream Media to Shame
Young reporters at WKCR showed what real journalism is all about while their cable news counterparts were uncritically passing along propaganda.
May 3, 2024 / Zito Madu
Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown
New York’s mayor is the right man for the job of standing up for the indefensible.
May 3, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Student Encampments Aren’t a Danger to Jews. But the Crackdown Is. The Student Encampments Aren’t a Danger to Jews. But the Crackdown Is.
The narrative of protesters endangering Jewish students has been used to justify police repression. But at the Columbia encampment, I saw a commitment to confronting antisemitism....
May 3, 2024 / Hadas Thier
Scenes From the Gaza Solidarity Encampments Scenes From the Gaza Solidarity Encampments
We asked five student writers to talk about the pro-Palestine protests at their schools, how their administrations have responded, and what the next steps are for organizers.
May 3, 2024 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Columbia’s Violence Against Protesters Has a Long History Columbia’s Violence Against Protesters Has a Long History
An overlooked history of selective policing at Columbia has undermined the safety of those within as well as beyond campus walls.
May 3, 2024 / T. M. Song
The Abolitionist Roots of Anti-War Encampments The Abolitionist Roots of Anti-War Encampments
From Minneapolis to Manhattan, the encampments now spreading across college campuses are built on the same principles as abolitionist spaces like George Floyd Square.
May 2, 2024 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
When We Occupied Columbia in 1978, the University Didn’t Call the NYPD When We Occupied Columbia in 1978, the University Didn’t Call the NYPD
Campus administrators met student demands to divest from apartheid-era South Africa. What’s changed?
May 2, 2024 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
The Police Take City College The Police Take City College
Scores of people were arrested at the City University of New York on Wednesday—a scene "very reminiscent of the 1968 police crackdowns" at Columbia University, said one protester....
May 1, 2024 / Nicolas Niarchos
Students at Brown Just Secured a Vote on Divestment. What Happens Next? Students at Brown Just Secured a Vote on Divestment. What Happens Next?
On April 30, protesters disbanded their encampment when the university pledged to vote on divestment from companies affiliated with Israel. This shows a different way of doing thi...
May 1, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp
This Is How Power Protects Itself This Is How Power Protects Itself
The decision to sic the police on peaceful protesters is evidence that people in charge are panicking. They’re terrified of the strength of the movement for Palestine.
May 1, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson