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It doesn’t take a college degree to figure out Republicans see the protests on U.S. college campuses as a winning election-year issue for them. The proof is in their plans for a half-dozen congressional hearings, new campaign ads and choreographed confrontations with student protesters. CBC | World News
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Trump, Republicans try to equate campus protests to Jan. 6 riot, Charlottesville rally
Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Experts say comparisons to the Capitol riot, or an infamous 2017 Charlottesville rally, are strained. CBC | World News
Read More »Demonstrators, counter-protesters clash at UCLA campus over Israel-Hamas war
Violent clashes erupted on Wednesday on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators. CBC | World News
Read More »Columbia students occupy NYC campus building in pro-Palestinian protest
Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide. CBC | World News
Read More »Google Maps StreetView: Users baffled by US college campus’ surreal appearance
GOOGLE MAPS StreetView is increasingly being used to uncover weird and wonderful sighting the world-over. However, once college campus in the US has left users scratching their head with its warped appearance. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Protesters stay holed up on Hong Kong campus surrounded by riot police
Fewer than 100 protesters remained holed up in a Hong Kong university on Thursday as riot police encircled the campus, with some activists still desperately searching for ways to escape while others hid. CBC | World News
Read More »Options fade for last Hong Kong campus protesters as U.S. bill angers China
The last band of anti-government protesters trapped inside a besieged Hong Kong university were weighing a narrowing range of options early on Wednesday as police outside appeared ready to simply wait them out. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong leader urges peaceful resolution of campus standoff
Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she hoped a standoff between police and a hold-out group of anti-government protesters at a university could be resolved, as the Canadian government confirms it is aware of Canadians “affected” by the standoff. CBC | World News
Read More »Texas Tech campus on lockdown after 1 person shot
A person was shot on Monday at the Texas Tech University police division in Lubbock, and the campus was placed on lockdown, according to police and a Twitter message from the university. CBC | World News
Read More »University of Texas removing Confederate monuments from campus square
The University of Texas is removing statues of Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate figures from a main area of campus, saying such monuments have become “symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism.” CBC | World News
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