Protesters Pass Food Through Gates at Columbia University as Campus Limits Access

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30 April 2024 at 7:29 pm

Pro-Palestine demonstrators at Columbia University were handed food through gates on Tuesday, April 30, after the school limited access to campus.

Footage filmed by BreakThrough News shows a woman passing boxes through a gated entrance in the Morningside Heights neighborhood on Tuesday.

According to the university’s website, access was limited to students residing in nearby residential buildings and employees who provide “essential services to campus buildings, labs, and residential student life.” Credit: BreakThrough News/@BTNewsroom via Storyful

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