"Violence and vandalism, hijacking a library, none of that has any place on our campus. These aren't Columbia's values." The post Columbia’s Acting President Outraged By Latest Pro-Palestinian Protests on Campus: I’m ‘Heartbroken and Incensed’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Nearly 80 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Wednesday after taking over part of Columbia University’s library in a raucous demonstration that included scuffles with officers, videos of the incident show.

The crackdown was swift and the message was unequivocal: Columbia University has little tolerance for protesters who spark chaos on campus. The school’s acting president, Claire Shipman, said she was “incensed” after masked demonstrators on Wednesday burst into the school’s main library and draped Palestinian flags along its walls,