Pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses nationwide continue

AND DARK AIR FORCE ONES. POLICE SAY SHE MAY HAVE DYED HER HAIR BLACK AND LIGHT BROWN. >>> DEVELOPING THIS MORNING, NATIONWIDE CAMPUS PROTESTS AGAINST ISRAEL'S WAR IN GAZA CONTINUE TO GROW. CBS NEWS' BRADLEY BLACKBURN REPORTS AND CABINETS HAVE PROMPTED SOME SCHOOLS TO CALL IN POLICE AND FLAREUPS ARE FORCING SOME SCHOOLS TO CANCEL CLASSES AND EVEN GRADUATION CEREMONIES. >> Reporter: AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, AND CABINETS REMAINED UP OVERNIGHT. THE EPICENTER OF A WAVE OF CAMPUS PROTESTS. SIMILAR SCENE'S ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MARINO TO UCLA, AND STANFORD, WITH MANY PROTESTERS CALLING FOR UNIVERSITIES TO DIVEST FROM COMPANIES THAT DO BUSINESS WITH ISRAEL. >> TO BE COMPLICIT IN THE UNIVERSITY'S INVESTMENTS AND MILITARY VIOLENCE. >> Reporter: MANY JEWISH STUDENTS SAY THEY'RE FACING TO MY -- ANTI-SEMITISM. >> I FEEL MY PEOPLE BEING ATTACKED. >> Reporter: PLACES PROTESTERS HAVE CLASHED WITH POLICE WITH OHIO STATE, AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE ARRESTED LATE THIS WEEK. FRIDAY EVENING, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PROTESTERS AT CAL POLY HUMBLE TOOK DOWN BARRICADES AROUND THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING. >> WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. >> Reporter: VIDEO SHOWED GRAFFITI-COVERED WALLS, SHATTERED GLASS LEADING TO THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, MESSAGES SCRAWLED AROUND HIS INNER OFFICE. THE STAMINA FOR STUDENTS CONTINUES. >> IF, IN FACT, THEY HAVE MOVED OUT OF OPEN-OCCUPATION -- >> IT'S WHAT WE OCCUPY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE ARE TRY TO UNDERSTAND. >> Reporter: U.S. HE SAID IT IS CANCELING ITS MAIN GRADUATION CEREMONY AND COLUMBIA CEREMONIES THAT TYPICALLY TAKE PLACE ON THIS LONG. THEY ARE STILL SET FOR MID-MAY. BRADLEY BLACKBURN,

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Keywords: CBS 2 News Weekends, Pro-Palestinian, Encampments, College Protests, War in Gaza

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Length: 1min 53sec (113 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 27 2024