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"Protests have broken out at colleges and universities nationwide in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Columbia University has witnessed student protesters camping on the campus since April 17. Advocates for Palestinian rights are urging the Ivy League institution to divest from companies and institutions allegedly profiting from what they term 'Israeli apartheid, genocide, and occupation in Palestine,' as stated in an online announcement by the Columbia University Apartheid Divest group. However, Columbia's investment details are not publicly available and remain largely undisclosed.
Subsequent to Columbia University President Minouche Shafik's testimony before Congress regarding antisemitism on campus, the encampment attracted a larger number of protesters. On April 18, a day following Shafik's testimony, over 100 protesters at Columbia University were detained, and an on-campus tent encampment was dismantled after Shafik authorized the New York Police Department to clear the protesters, officials confirmed.
In a statement following the protests, Shafik stated that the encampment "violates all of the new policies, severely disrupts campus life, and creates a harassing and intimidating environment for many of our students."
"Students and outside activists damaging Hamilton Hall doors, mistreating our Public Safety officers and maintenance staff, and vandalizing property are acts of destruction, not political expression," Shafik added. "Many students have also felt uncomfortable and unwelcome due to the disruption and antisemitic remarks made by some individuals, particularly in the protests that have consistently gathered outside our gates."
Maryam Alwan, a Columbia University student, was among those arrested on April 18 by New York City police officers in riot gear. Despite being instructed not to do so, Alwan returned to the Columbia University campus the same day after being held in police custody for approximately eight hours with other protesters.
The subsequent evening, Columbia University sent an email suspending Alwan and other students arrested at the 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment.' Colleges across the country employed similar tactics to quell campus protests against the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Despite her suspension, Alwan remained on the Columbia University campus for the next eight days, staying each night at another protester encampment. She finally departed on April 26 but returned on April 30, the day NYPD officers raided Hamilton Hall. Alwan and others were held at a distance in a separate building as officers forcibly removed students and some outsiders who had broken into and barricaded themselves in the academic building.
Alwan spoke with "Start Here" on Thursday about her experiences at Columbia University. She described the situation as extremely tense, characterizing it as an all-out war between the majority of the student body and the administration, culminating in a boiling point on Tuesday night.
"I returned [to campus] as soon as I was arrested. I returned to campus and spent almost seven to ten days without returning home after being arrested, just staying as part of the community even though I was suspended," Alwan said, recounting the events of that period.
"We were trying to get to the periphery of campus to just watch what was going on from the outside," she added.
Alwan also addressed concerns regarding safety on campus, emphasizing that a core component of the organizers are Jewish and have a close relationship with Jewish Voices for Peace.
Regarding potential future actions, Alwan expressed her commitment to completing her degree at Columbia University, highlighting her pride in the student body and faculty. She stated, "I will be coming back, and we will hopefully reforge a new Columbia that is dictated by the students, faculty, and academia, as opposed to these forces that are cracking down."
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