Not Just Columbia: Student Protesters Across U.S. Are Occupying Campus Buildings
Officials at the Portland State University in Oregon announced the closure of the campus on Tuesday over an “ongoing incident at the library,” a reference to students who, protesting the ongoing war in Gaza, broke into and took over the building late the previous night.
At a late-night news conference, school and local officials said that they had requested the city police’s help in the matter, suggesting that the occupation was illegal.
“Unfortunately tonight with the breaching of the library it has become a criminal event not a free speech event,” Portland Police Bureau Chief Bob Day said.