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Students gather for ‘emergency protest’ following alleged use of chemical spray
From gate closures to a march around campus, witness the demonstration unfold through the lens of Spectator photographers.
By Gabriella Gregor Splaver / Senior Staff PhotographerA demonstrator holds a cardboard sign high into the air protesting the presence of Public Safety and the New York Police Department on campus.By Gabriella Gregor Splaver • January 25, 2024 at 5:03 AM
By Gabriella Gregor Splaver • January 25, 2024 at 5:03 AM
After allegations that protesters were sprayed with a foul-smelling chemical during last Friday’s protest, multiple student groups, including Columbia University Apartheid Divest, organized an “emergency protest” on Wednesday afternoon. Watch the day unfold with gate closures, speeches, and marches, all through the lens of Spectator photographers.
Barnard and Columbia restricted access to campus to only Columbia ID holders during the afternoon of the protest.
The rally began with guidelines from the organizers to ensure demonstrators’ safety.
Over one hundred University affiliates gathered to chant and listen to speeches at the Sundial.
Protesters held an assortment of signs.
Multiple student groups were in attendance with their own banners, including Student Workers of Columbia, Columbia Jews for Ceasefire, and Columbia Social Workers for Palestine.
After the speeches, protesters began their march around campus, first heading west of the Sundial.
In a long line holding flags, banners, and signs, protesters passed the entrance of Butler Library.
Protesters climbed the stairs east of Low Library to circle campus.
While stopping outside the northeast corner of Low Library, protesters began chanting toward University administration.
Demonstrators also stopped in front of Lewisohn Hall, where School of General Studies offices are located, to chant about Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch.
As the march came to an end, the protesters returned to the Sundial.
In the last moments of the demonstration, protesters chanted, “We’ll be back.”
Senior Staff Photographer Gabriella Raine Gregor-Splaver can be contacted at gabriella.gregor-splaver@columbiaspectator.com. Follow her on X @rainepuff.
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