The Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), a coalition of over 100 student groups at Columbia University, is currently engaged in negotiations with the administration. The group, which views Palestine as a key player in the fight for collective liberation, has demanded a written commitment from the administration to refrain from deploying the NYPD or the National Guard against students.
On Tuesday night, CUAD issued a statement indicating that no agreement would be reached until their conditions were met. As the night progressed, reports emerged of an escalated police presence on campus. NYPD riot officers and members of the counterterrorism team were observed near the West Lawn encampment and the university gates.
