“We urge those in the encampment to voluntarily disperse. We are consulting with a broader group in our community to explore alternative internal options to end this crisis," Minouche Shafik said.
Columbus is being so, so brave here. Something so trivial as divesting from Isreali industries in the middle of a genocide is the hill they'll die on... so brave...
It's because they know that their donors will dry up if they don't keep on with the support. This is all about keeping very wealthy people happy at any cost.
One their enrollment and current student participation drops off a cliff, this will change. Lol negotiations have stalled? The protesters only want one thing!
I'm afraid that this is one of the places where you go to get the really super special diploma that says that you are specialler. The average person there has a rich daddy writing checks for tuition. You go there for the pedigree, not the education (though one presumes that the education is at a high level).
With luck, the next generation will get it just a little better.