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Tensions around the Israel-Hamas war, student protests in support of Palestinians, and police crackdowns on demonstrators are dominating the conversation and throwing end-of-semester routines into disarray.

In a statement emailed to The News April 30, Northeastern’s Jewish Affinity Group for Faculty and Staff, or JAG, said it is “grateful to the Northeastern University leadership and Police Department for bringing last week’s protest encampment to a swift resolution.”  The pro-Palestine solidarity encampment started at roughly 8 a.m. April 25 and lasted through...

A group of around 11 Northeastern students, many of whom were arrested Saturday morning at the Gaza solidarity encampment on Centennial Common, held a press conference Monday morning outside of Boston Municipal Court in Roxbury. The conference was held following the 9 a.m. arraignment of Kyler Shinkle-Stolar, a fifth-year biology major who was the first...

The recent pro-Palestinian protests at various universities across the United States have resulted in multiple arrests and clashes between demonstrators and ...

Protests against the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses and police responses continue to breach new levels of chaos, as Columbia students barreled past their school-mandated deadline Monday afternoon to clear their protest encampment and the University of Texas saw another wave of arrests.

Readers, At 6:26 a.m. Saturday, when police began removing items from the “Gaza solidarity encampment” on Centennial Common, The News published a statement from Northeastern Vice President for Communications Renata Nyul. Throughout early Saturday morning, dozens of police officers had arrived on campus, and the statement offered the university’s explanation as to why they were...

The university’s statement said the activities of the protesters had grown to a level that the school 'cannot tolerate.'

The university’s statement added that the activities of the protesters had grown to a level that the school 'cannot tolerate.'

"The encampment must end, ideally peacefully and voluntarily, so we can prepare the campus for Commencement," Tufts leaders said Sunday night.

A protester was openly racist during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the UCLA encampment in Southern California. The incident is part of a host of protests across the U.S.