Student editors at the Columbia Law Review called for the exam to be canceled, citing trauma from witnessing and experiencing police “violence” against anti-Israel protesters.
students made their own request This was said in a letter sent Thursday after police cleared the university’s Hamilton Hall of pro-Hamas protesters on Tuesday and arrested around 100 people.
“As a governing board of student editors of the Columbia Law Review, we urge the law school to cancel the exam and award all students a passing grade for their work during the semester,” the letter reads. has been written.
“The violence we witnessed last night has irreparably shaken many of us participating in the review, and we know this is the same for the vast majority of our classmates. During this turbulent time, we and many of our colleagues have been exposed to a video circulating of police in riot gear taunting and brutalizing our students. “I started having trouble concentrating and became very emotional,” they continued.
Police were assaulted by protesters who broke into Hamilton Hall. was forcibly dragged away protesters. Although the damage to the hall was significant, it was insignificant compared to the deep psychological trauma the students suffered through the ordeal.
This is a growing pain that many of us have felt for months as humanitarian crises continue to unfold overseas and blatant anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and racism on campuses escalate. This follows. Our response is not disproportionate to the tremendous impact it has had on many of us in the community. Just a few days ago, a crowd of people proudly identifying themselves as members of a white supremacist, neo-fascist hate group stormed our campus.
“Current exam policies raise concerns regarding fairness and academic integrity,” the statement continued. “Many are currently unwell and unable to study or concentrate while their peers are taken to prison.”
A group of anti-Israel protesters have filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming they were subjected to racist “harassment” during the occupation of the hall.
On Thursday morning, several police agencies joined the Los Angeles Police Department to break through barricades at UCLA and dismantle a pro-Hamas encampment set up by several students. Demonstrators tried to fight back by spraying police with an unidentified chemical.
In one comical incident that was ridiculed online, several UCLA protesters attacked the police Armed with a makeshift shield made from a trash can, he was unceremoniously tackled and slammed to the ground.
The police action resulted in the arrest of over 200 protesters and the complete destruction of the camp.
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