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Associated Press

Hundreds of student protesters arrested in New York. New York City Mayor Eric Adams says about 300 people were arrested in police crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University and City College on May 1. Hours earlier, police burst into a building at Columbia University that pro-Palestinian protesters took over and broke up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school while inspiring other campuses to act. After scuffles between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators lasted several hours at UCLA, police wearing helmets and face shields slowly separated the groups and quelled the violence.

For protesters, the tactic of occupying buildings at Columbia University and beyond has historical echoes. But it also creates new risks for campuses and for the protesters themselves.