Crowd grows at pro-Palestine protest, tent encampment at Northwestern
Students say they plan on camping out until Northwestern University meets their demands with regard to involvement with Israel. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Students say they plan on camping out until Northwestern University meets their demands with regard to involvement with Israel. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Jewish advocacy groups now watching what's happening in Evanston as pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Deering Meadow at Northwestern University. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
The students are also calling on Northwestern to divest from its partnerships and programs with Israel, such as the Israel Innovation Project. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Students at the protest at Deering Meadow on the Evanston campus were gathered in tents, and said they will stay until their demands are met. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The pro-Palestine protests on the Evanston campus are calling for Northwestern to divest in Israeli interests, but some Jewish students say antisemitism has been on the rise on campus, and fear this may exacerbate it. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
University students, who asked that their names be withheld, protested what they said was Northwestern’s support of Israel. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The students have asked administrators to make sure protests are conducted free of intimidation, threats, or harassment.
Dozens of Northwestern University students on Thursday joined the pro-Palestine protests sweeping college campuses across the country, setting up a tent encampment in Deering Meadow on the Evanston campus.
Organizers with the Northwestern chapters of Educators for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Student Liberation Union accused the university of censoring pro-Palestinian speech on campus.
Dozens of Northwestern University students on Thursday joined the pro-Palestine protests sweeping college campuses across the country.
The temporary field will host most of Northwestern's football home games for the 2024 and 2025 seasons while Ryan Field is rebuilt.
Northwestern University will build a temporary athletic field on its Evanston campus to be used while Ryan Field is rebuilt over the next two years. The university will build the temporary field for football, soccer, and lacrosse games at the Lanny Sharon Martin athletics facility near Lake Michigan, according to a news release.
The temporary field will host most of Northwestern's football home games for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
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