NOW: Columbia students are occupying the lawn in front of Butler Library as Columbia President Minouche Shafik testifies before Congress

NYPD is confining members of the media to a pen on the sidewalk without a view of the lawn pic.twitter.com/JZ69M3NE0B

— katie smith (@probablyreadit) April 17, 2024

Reps from @BarnardCollege entered the lawn at @Columbia where hundreds of students have gathered for a Gaza Solidarity Encampment calling on the university to divest from Israel.

Admins tell students to talk to them to avoid disciplinary action. Students laugh & chant “Hell no.” pic.twitter.com/737hTS8cFQ

— Talia Jane ❤️‍