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In Focus: #CancelKavanaugh demonstration draws over 200 protesters to Low Steps

By Rya Inman / Senior Staff Photographer

By Athena Chin, Rya Inman, Gabi Levy, Aliya Schneider, and Arielle Shternfeld • October 8, 2018 at 3:11 AM

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Students gathered on Low Steps on Thursday to protest the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court ahead of the Senate’s vote to confirm him on Friday. (Gabi Levy/Columbia Daily Spectator)

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At the protest, students showed support for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and sexual assault survivors. (Gabi Levy/Columbia Daily Spectator)

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Both organizers and protestors declared their disappointment with Kavanaugh’s nomination and how Columbia handles allegations of sexual assault. (Aliya Schneider/Columbia Daily Spectator)

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An outcry for overarching policy change on the graduate, undergraduate, and faculty levels dominated discussion on the Steps. (Aliya Schneider/Columbia Daily Spectator)

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The protests were organized primarily by students at the School of International and Public Affairs and drew over 200 protestors. (Athena Chin/Staff Photographer)

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Students embrace on Low Steps during the protest. (Rya Inman/Senior Staff Photographer)

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Students embrace on Low Steps during the protest. (Athena Chin/Staff Photographer)

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A student writes “Cancel Kavanaugh, Action, Join Us” on a sign in preparation for the protest. (Athena Chin/Staff Photographer)

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Some protesters were moved to tears during the demonstration. (Arielle Shternfeld/Columbia Daily Spectator)

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Signs were left on Alma Mater after the protest. (Rya Inman/Senior Staff Photographer)

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A student holds a sign reading “Kava-nope” during the protest. (Rya Inman/Senior Staff Photographer)

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SIPA organizers also signed a letter expressing disapproval over Kavanaugh’s nomination: “[We] expect Columbia University to issue a public statement and take all possible action to oppose the pending and unethical nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.” (Athena Chin/Staff Photographer)