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Former Ohio State students are demanding the removal of Les Wexner's name from a football facility due to his alleged evasion of subpoenas related to a lawsuit about campus doctor Richard Strauss's sexual abuse, and his past associations with Jeffrey Epstein. The university has not indicated plans to rename the facility, citing strict naming review policies.
Columbia University suspended Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter and two other students one day after Omar questioned administrators about mistreatment of students protesting Israel's war on Gaza. The students were participating in a campus protest, and the suspension came amid ongoing tensions between the university and students advocating for Palestinian liberation. The university's actions have sparked concerns about due process and the handling of student protests, with students and faculty expressing worries about the administration's tactics and transparency.
Columbia University administrators revealed during a congressional hearing that they suspended two students for allegedly spraying a chemical on their peers at a Gaza rally, are investigating a professor for harassing pro-Palestine students online, and have moved to punish two professors for making comments condemned as antisemitic. The hearing also addressed the suspension of campus groups, allegations of antisemitism, and the university's response to the rally incident, including a lawsuit filed by one of the students.
Student protesters at Vanderbilt University staged a sit-in protest against Israel, resulting in chaos as they resorted to urinating in bottles and calling 911 because a woman claimed she needed to change her tampon to avoid toxic shock. The protesters were concerned about being arrested if they left the building, and complained about being denied food and bathroom access. Several students were arrested, and a journalist covering the event was also detained by authorities.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University reported being targeted with a stink bomb during a protest in support of Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war. The New York Police Department is investigating the incident, and the university's Department of Public Safety is collaborating with authorities. The affected groups, Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, have condemned the attack as a hate crime. This incident comes amid nationwide debates and protests on college campuses regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict.