Well we knew the pro-Hamas extremists would be back, and we didn’t have to wait long—they got started right away on the first day of the semester as they broke windows, spray-painted buildings, and vandalized property. This tweet didn’t age well:
A happy first day of classes to our Cornellians! 📚 #CornellWelcome pic.twitter.com/ajc4IlQnpA
— Cornell University (@Cornell) August 26, 2024
The first day wasn’t quite as happy as administrators hoped:
Anti-Israel agitators defaced property at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and held a massive protest on the first day of classes Monday, despite administrators’ efforts to prevent a repeat of the spring chaos.
Along the entrance of Day Hall on Monday morning, the messages “Israel bombs, Cornell pays” and “Blood is on your hands” were scrawled in red spray paint, and the door glass had been smashed.
Here is some of their…
