Yesterday Columbia threatened to suspend students who refused to leave the tent camp and there were some reports that they actually started doing that before the day was out. And yet, as Jazz pointed out earlier, things only got worse as masked students escalated to taking over a building. Now a spokesman for the school is threatening students who remain in the building with expulsion.
We regret that protesters have chosen to escalate the situation through their actions. Our top priority is restoring safety and order on our campus.
We made it very clear yesterday that the work of the University cannot be endlessly interrupted by protesters who violate the rules. Continuing to do so will be met with clear consequences. Protesters have chosen to escalate to an untenable situation—vandalizing property, breaking doors and windows, and blockading entrances—and we are following…
