After speaking with the students, Vernikov shared a few take-aways regarding the incident. When they did, students alleged, NYPD told students the college did not allow officers on school grounds because Cooper Union is a private school. The students allegedly told the councilwoman one of the slogans they heard was, “Globalize the intifada from New York to Gaza,” or uprisings of Palestinians. A spokesperson for the school told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that the library was closed for 20 minutes as protesters moved through the building. “They were accompanied by library staff and chose to stay in the library until the protest was over,” the spokesperson said.

Source: Fox News October 27, 2023 19:25 UTC