Images and video released by Columbia University show overturned and stacked furniture, broken windows and other damage in the aftermath of the seizure and occupation of Hamilton Hall by protesters and its clearing by police Tuesday. The images from inside Hamilton Hall show overturned chairs, tables and other furniture. Protesters broke windows and caused other damage at the occupied the hall, university officials said and images showed. Barricades were also set up by those inside.
Shafik has been criticized by students as well as faculty for the university's response to protests against the war in Gaza, and has been accused of silencing pro-Palestinian voices on the Ivy League campus. One of those critics was Debbie Becher, professor of sociology at Barnard College, which is an official Columbia college, who said Tuesday night on NBC News that the administration for months 'has continuously suppressed students’ speech.
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