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CNNW CNN July 3, 2024

Is c cnn hello, again, everyone thank you so much for joining me. Im for take a whitfield. Were following new developments in the College Campus unrest. Weve seen across the country today propalestinian protesters interrupted the Commencement Ceremony at the University Of Michigan the event was briefly delayed as police its guided those demonstrating graduates away from the ceremony. It is the latest in weeks of unrest gripping americas colleges process gesture has have been calling for an end to the war in gaza and for schools to divest from the israeli linked entities. So far, police have arrested more than 2,100 people on about 40 university campuses. Cnns whitney wild is on the University Of Michigan campus where there was a disruption at the ceremony. There well it was interesting when we were here earlier app before this armani began, we walked around the entirety of Michigan Stadium and we did not see any indication there would be protest we did not see protesters. We didnt see any flags. We didnt see any signs. It was only once the ceremony got underway, about 15 minutes in as a secretary of the navy, Carlos Del Toro spoke, that protesters made their presence very clear ill give you just a sense of how close does protesters got to the stage. So to my left here is the stage where all right. A long list of speakers was speaking. And again, this happened during the secretary of the navy speech. And then if you come a look over my shoulder to the right here, it was right in the center for of this field that michigan field, where a group of protesters between a dozen, two dozen protesters made a very vocal protests they were chanting, they had flags what was apparent though is Michigan State police. Were not going to allow those protesters to get any closer to the stage more than a dozen Police Officers on top of those protesters immediately, the clash was not at all violent. It was very peaceful. And after id say about five minutes, police guided those protesters outside and we heard very little after that, there were no disruptions. But what the secretary of the navy didnt take a moment during his speech and its not clear if this was added laughter of this was preplanned but did take a moment to acknowledge the rotc members were Graduating Today and made a point of saying that their service is to protect speech. So certainly acknowledging the protests that was going on around him, even though his speech was disrupted, it was a very brief disruption. The rest of the ceremony went off smoothly. We have three shots from Michigan State police to find out if any of those students were detained. Whitney wild, cnn, anobit, michigan. All right. Thanks so much. Ill wednesday, lets go to tallahassee now where we find Cnns Rafael Romo promo. He has live from the campus of Florida State university. So rafael, what precautions are School Officials . Theyre taking as Commencement Ceremonies. Get underway . Yeah. Well, let me tell you, first of all, for the most part here, tallahassee, what weve seen, its a lot of excitement about the Commencement Ceremonies and graduating students and their families gathering here on campus for the occasion and between friday and saturday, a Florida State university here in tallahassee was expected to hold six Commencement Ceremonies and according to the University Fsu is awarding degrees two more than 7,800 graduates. Yesterday, we were also at the University Of Florida in gainesville about two hours away from here for another 10,500 students were graduating it was a tense week. Theyre at uf, although probably not as much fred us. What we have seen in places Like Columbia University and ucla, nine propalestine of protesters were arrested monday evening on the University Of Florida in gainesville at the campus there we spoke with a leader of the same group of propalestinian protesters friday, a group that has published a list of very specific demands for the College Administration this is what one of the students have to say. Lets take a listen and what he told us fred is that what they want the college to do is to divest some of the funds that they have according to them from some of the companys a Weapons Manufacturers that in their own words, are using that to the war in gaza for the war in israel, and also, they are demanding that the University Of Florida publicly denounce or what they call violence and discrimination against propalestinian students, as well as a call for a ceasefire in gaza. We have heard very similar to the mans made by propalestine protesters at campuses across the nation. On the other hand, we also spoke with graduating jews jewish students i should say, who told us some of the protesters seemed unable to understand how hurtful and offensive some of the things protesters are chanting can be the eastern and say that those words and the protests over the last weeks have created hostile environments in colleges and universities across the country. So its been very difficult for them, for them as well meanwhile, a bag here in tallahassee he Commencement Ceremonies will go on his schedule. Here at Florida State university at the college of law, fred will award and decrease on sunday they 300 of them. And the College Of Medicine and additional 110 degrees on may 18. Thats exactly two weeks from today, fred, back to you. All right. Rafael romo. Thank you so much. There in tallahassee, the Biden Administration is also ramping up its response to the campus protests on friday. Education secretary Miguel Cardona sent a letter to college and University President s condemning incidents of antisemitism on campus cnns kevin lip jack, joining us now with more on that side of the story, kevin. So this letter comes after. We also heard from could President Biden, who addressed some of the unrest really for the first time this week . Yeah. And you have seen Administration Officials really watching with the level of concern as these protests unfold on campuses in that letter from the education secretary really spelling out the degree of concern inside his department, but also a telling these colleges that there are resources from the Biden Administration that they can provide if requested when it comes to this issue of antisemites, tourism, and battling some of the hate speech that we have been seeing on campuses. And so you really are seeing the Biden Administration and President Biden himself really trying to thread a needle hearing. You heard the president in that short speech that he delivered on thursday, really talk about won, the necessity to allow free speech and to allow protests so on campus. But to make sure that the freespeech doesnt cross over into hate speech. And you heard him say very directly that while dissent is essential to democracy, it cannot spill over into discord. And at the end of the day, the president really is caught in some pretty Strong Political crosscurrents here. On the one side he doesnt want to alienate some of these young people who are protesting. He will rely on them if he is to win reelection in november. But on the other hand, he does doesnt necessarily want to be seen as provide presiding over chaos in the streets. Thats never a good look for an incumbent president. So he did kind of strike the balance in that speech. Now today and over the next several days, what the president is doing is preparing for quite a significant speech on antisemitism. Its scheduled for tuesday on capital but all hill its part of Holocaust Remembrance Day and he will speak about this issue that he has spoken about pretty strongly before he has set up a task sports to combat antisemitism, the speech will really be, is sort of an expansion of the themes that the president was talking about on thursday but when you talk about college commencements, college graduations, the president is also gearing up to do, to deliver his own commencement address, uh, two weeks from tomorrow at morehouse college. His presence there on campus has generated some controversy at the campus down there in atlanta, some students, some faculty, wanting to discuss his presence there at the end of the day, it was very interesting what the president said as he was leaving the room on thursday, he was asked whether these protests would cause him to reconsider his stance towards some middle east. He said no. And i think that really does boil down some of the predicament that the president is in while he is very eager to say that these students have the right to protest. He also says he isnt changing the stance which some of them are protesting. So the president sort of caught in a bind here, but very eager to demonstrate that he is on top of it and he isnt allowing free speech to crossover into hate speech. Fredricka all right. Kevin lip tack in washington. Thanks so much. All right. So classes at ucla are set to resume in full on monday after police dismantled a Protest Encampment there on thursday and that followed violent clashes between propalestinian and pro israeli demonstrators. Police arrested more than 200 people as the encampment was cleared. The school says Campus Operations remain limited this weekend during his right now, is dylan windward. He is a student and news editor at uclas daily bruin dylan, great to see you thank you for having me on the check. So what is it like on campus now a few days after that encampment was its mantle, 200 students are 200 people arrested, many of whom are students, some who were not students on campus, but collectively, a lot of people arrested so whats it feel like on campus today yeah, its been a strange couple of days with classes being online on thursday and friday. We know as well that lots of Student Organizations are beginning to put out statements. Weve seen over 50 statements put out so far by Student Clubs its an organizations many of them have nothing to do really with the complex were looking at theater clubs, science clubs, and clubs like that, putting out statements condemning the university, and the Policing Response over the last couple of days, weve seen on the faculty side that a number of academic departments have already put out segments critical of the university as well. So we know that theres a lot of anger within both the student and Faculty Community whats happened in recent days. Would you say that the campus there was a feeling that the campus felt very divided leading up to the encampment and the demonstrators patients or is it feeling more divided as a result of now the dismantling or post demonstration days yeah, thats definitely been a feeling since october of a divided campus. We know that weve had rallies, boats supporting israel and supporting palestine that weve been covering since october. We know as well in recent days that a, lot of that division seems to have disappeared slightly. Lots of students who previously werent making statements in support of the encampment have now done so since both the attacks by counter protesters and the Policing Response as well. So thats definitely something that weve seen over the last couple todays as well. So what about for you . I mean, youre a student, youre also a budding journalist. Working for the campus newspaper. Youre the news editor at uclas daily ruin so youre reporting on it give me an idea of what its been like for you because you are interacting with your fellow colleagues and students, some of which have very strong opinions, either way at the same time as a budding journalist, youre also trying to traverse what it is to be impartial. So how are you managing it . Yeah, its been a difficult couple of days. Were trying to speak really as many people as we can to see whats happening on the ground i know its been difficult reporting as well because weve had reporters who have been in harms way and whove been put into danger through their reporting over the last couple of days weve been working really hard to try and keep our reporters safe than in a position where they on the ground can carry on giving updates to the Campus Community about whats been going on in and around the encampments so dylan, while were seeing schools today and even last slide, theyre having and celebrating their commencements uclas ceremony is still about six weeks away have there been any discussions . About what people are anticipating for those ceremonies, how they maybe how it might be different this year. A very sizable a campus that you have there and things will be probably parsed out based on school. But what what are people expressing . They have anxieties about are their worries or or perhaps no worries, our anxieties yeah. I mean commencements still a very long way off at ucla. So its not really something thats entered the discourse here yet on campus we know that thats already planned disruptions to the rest of the quarter. I have a class thats being moved to online instruction for the remainder of the quarter. So for the next five weeks of instruction, its gonna be taught online and synchronously instead of inperson, were hearing an increasing number of classes that are having some form of disruption for next week as well. But were still tracking how widespread that is on campus. All right. Dylan, when word ucla, a student and news editor, thank you so much for your time, your perspective have and keep up the good work thank you all right. Still to come. 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