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‘The fear is a lot more palpable’: Student senators raise concern with NYPD and Public Safety force on campus

Spectator spoke to five former, current, and incoming student senators on the state of Columbia’s campus, administration, and security after police arrested 78 people at a May 7 protest.

By Itzel Franco / The Eye Managing Editor

The May 7 protest at Butler Library resulted in the largest mass arrest of students since last year’s sweeps of Hamilton Hall and the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.”

By Nadia Knoblauch and Colette Carbonara • June 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM

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