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Columbia University's student radio station WKCR deftly covered live news late on April 30 as police entered the campus, amplified via Instagram Live and Twitch (Katie Notopoulos/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/columbia-u

Columbia protests went viral on student radio; why that's important
Without any outside press allowed on Columbia's campus, its student radio station WKCR was streamed by thousands of people nationwide.

“Every Single Thing About This Is Completely Maddening, and None of It Had to Happen”
A Columbia professor on this chaotic week on campus.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2024/05/columbia…

“Every Single Thing About This Is Completely Maddening, and None of It Had to Happen”
A Columbia professor on this chaotic week on campus.

Task Failed Successfully: The Cracked Columbia Takeover and Expulsion
The sputtering 18-hour barricade-aided takeover of Columbia University by Hamas supporters ended last night faster than Humpty Dumpty falling off the wall; of course, the occupier's task failed successfully only after being rightly pushed from the second story ledge of Hamilton Hall by NYPD riot officers. As a graduate of Columbia University, I was chagrined for the students who occupied Hamilton,…

Handing Taxpayers The Climate Cleanup Bill
https://www.levernews.com/handing-taxpayers-the-climate-cleanup-bill/

Handing Taxpayers The Climate Cleanup Bill
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic legislative leaders nix a landmark proposal that would have made Hochul’s fossil fuel donors pay for their pollution.

🫁 Asthma rates climb for high school students as cannabis use increases
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Asthma rates climb for high school students as cannabis use increases
Asthma is more common among high school students who use cannabis, relative to those who do not and the prevalence of asthma increases with the frequency of its use among the students, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the City University of New York. The findings are published in the journal Pediatric Pulmonology.

2023 retro-link! https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/blog/2023-03/2023-03-07.html - Historical notes on computer word and byte sizes.

The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’
New research into the dying brain suggests the line between life and death may be less distinct than previously thought
In 1892, the Swiss climber and geologist Albert Heim collected the first systematic accounts of near-death experiences from 30 fellow climbers who had suffered near-fatal falls.
In many cases, the climbers underwent a sudden review of their entire past, heard beautifu…

NYPD is right now about to storm Columbia University in NYC after protesters against genocide occupied a university building.
Here’s something interesting from the Uhiversity website.

Don't worry everyone, #OfficerAdams is going to fix everything. We're in good hands!
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Adams criticizes Hamilton Hall occupation, says NYPD is in ‘constant communication’ with University
Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference at City Hall Tuesday morning, where he criticized the Tuesday morning occupation of Hamilton Hall by student protesters and discussed the New York Police Department’s future involvement in campus protests.

"Roughly half of the 282 total people arrested at Columbia and CCNY were not affiliated with the schools, NYPD says"
Live updates: University protests amid Israel's war in Gaza take place on UCLA, Columbia campuses
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Live updates: University protests amid Israel's war in Gaza take place on UCLA, Columbia campuses
Police are cracking down on protests against Israel's bombardment of Gaza at campuses across the US. Follow for live updates.