Officials at Columbia University, facing surging tensions on campus that raised safety concerns, have announced all classes will be virtual on Monday as Passover begins.

Columbia President Minouche Shafik said in a statement the decision was made to “deescalate the rancor and give us all a chance to consider next steps.”

The move underscores how tense the situation has become at the Ivy League school and the enormous challenge facing Shafik to get the situation under control.

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    2 months ago

    They are really pushing hard to make it seem like protestors are a powder keg. Same old fascist playbook.

    They did the same thing with Occupy Wallstreet and BLM; bring in the police to be violent and cause clashes, use the chaotic footage to make protestors look violent.

    Same shit China did in Hong Kong as well…