Deadline to remove encampment at Columbia University reportedly extended until Wednesday morning
, the original deadline was Wednesday at 12:00 a.m., which the university set late Tuesday. After the deadline, the New York Police Department was supposed to begin removing protestors from the area, according to reports.
Columbia announced it was in discussions with encampment organizers and leaders to establish a deadline for its removal, the reported. The university declared it would use “alternative options” to clear the protest area after the deadline passed, according to reports. However, after midnight on Wednesday, no action was apparently taken.Just now: WCKR radio just announced the deadline has been extended until 8 AM‼️source via the students inside the encampment at Columbia.
The station confirmed its report and said it obtained the information in interviews with students on the West Lawn.
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