Police have cracked down on another Massachusetts college where students have been urging officials to fully divest from Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war. Signs cover barriers that have been installed around MIT’s encampment space on Kresge Oval. (Libby O’Neill/Boston Herald) Signs cover barriers that have been installed around MIT’s encampment space on Kresge Oval. (Libby … Read more
Students protesting the war in Gaza abandoned their camp at the University of Southern California early Sunday after being surrounded by police and threatened with arrest, while Northeastern University’s commencement began peacefully at Boston’s Fenway Park. Anti-war protesters leave USC after police arrive, while Northeastern ceremony proceeds calmly Developments in both places were being watched … Read more
Police broke up a protest against the Israel-Hamas war at Northeastern University following similar breakups at other Greater Boston universities including Emerson and Tufts and other universities around the country. The break-up of the encampment began earlier this morning on the campus’ Centennial Common. The university said that 100 people were detained by police. Anyone … Read more
