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Columbia students are concerned the graduation ceremony could be moved or disrupted by protests.

NEW YORK -- Sunday marked the 12th day of protests at Columbia University and the mood was calm as an array of tents remained on the lawn.Pro-Palestinian demonstrators continued to say they'll camp out for as long as it takes the school to divest from Israel.'If our demands that help free the people of Palestine help liberate Palestinian people are not met, we are staying here,' a student named Jared said.

'Columbia needs to divest from any corporation that is profiting off of genocide, apartheid or displacement of Palestinians in Israel,' said one student protester.'I am encouraged that the world is paying attention to what's happening,' Columbia senior AnnaMaria Belevitch said.Student organizers have been meeting with school administrators to negotiate an agreement to dismantle the unsanctioned tent city, which was first erected last Wednesday.

 

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