Encampment at Columbia University, 2024, New York City

Columbia Journalism School students report on the encampment. Pro-Palestinian protestors defy the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

Protestors rally, chant and picket, surrounding the encampment. Pro-Palestinian protestors defy the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

Members of international media report on the campus. Pro-Palestinian protestors defy the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

Faculty members and others gather outside the Butler Library, some blocking entry into the encampment. Pro-Palestinian protestors defy the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

A woman inisde the encampment looks out. Pro-Palestinian protestors defy the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

Faculty members, protesters and media interact outside the Butler Library. Pro-Palestinian protestors defy the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

Center: Itai Dreifuss, a Jewish student, speaks to media on the lawn outside Butler Library. Pro-Palestinian protestors defy the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

Mikael Rochman, a Jewish student, speak to media outside Butler Library. Pro-Palestinian protestors defy the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

A tent inside the encampment on West Lawn. Pro-Palestinian protestors defy the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

A group of protesters inside the encampment chats on the West Lawn after defying the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

Protesters inside the encampment sit on the West Lawn after defying the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

A pro-Palestinian protestor sits inside a tent in the encampment after defying the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

A sign in the encampment rests against the backdrop of Low Library. Pro-Palestinian protestors defy the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras

Two pro-Palestinian protestors sit inside the encampment after defying the 2 P.M. deadline to clear the encampment on West Lawn. Columbia University. New York. April 29, 2024. ©Vandana Saras